Warming oceans have driven the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population from its traditional and protected habitat, exposing the animals to more lethal ship strikes, disastrous commercial fishing entanglements and greatly reduced calving rates.
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How Adding Rock Dust to Soil Can Help Get Carbon into the Ground
On a hot and humid August day near Geneva, New York, Garrett Boudinot stands in a field of hemp, the green stalks towering a foot or more over his 6-foot, 4-inch frame.
Improving Food Security Through Capacity Building
From droughts to floods, climate change impacts food security around the world. Satellite data helps programs like SERVIR respond to these challenges.
Satellite Data Provide Valuable Support for IPCC Climate Report
Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest assessment report laying out the accumulating evidence of the climate crisis.
Patterns of Income and Urbanization Impact Mammal Biodiversity in the Concrete Jungle
City dwellers seldom experience the near-reverence of watching deer walk through their yards, both for a lack of deer and, often, a lack of a yard. In cities, not everyone has the same experiences with nature.
Satellite Observes Power Outages in New Orleans
Three days after Hurricane Ida, many people in Louisiana are going without electric power due to downed power lines and damaged transmission towers.