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Egyptian Fossil Surprise: Fishes Thrived in Tropics in Ancient Warm Period, Despite High Ocean Temperatures
The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM, was a short interval of highly elevated global temperatures 56 million years ago that is frequently described as the best ancient analog for present-day climate warming.
NOAA Index Tracks How Greenhouse Gas Pollution Amplified Global Warming in 2020
The Annual Greenhouse Gas Index is updated each spring after nearly all the air samples collected during the previous year have been obtained and analyzed.
As Water Sources Become Scarce, Understanding Emerging Subsurface Contaminants Is Key
USC researchers modeled complex subsurface water flow to help assess the risk of contaminants appearing in high, unsafe concentrations in variable water source.
Conservation Success Leads to New Challenges for Endangered Mountain Gorillas
A study published today in Scientific Reports suggests that new health challenges may be emerging as a result of conservationists’ success in pulling mountain gorillas back from the brink of extinction.
New NASA Earth System Observatory to Help Address, Mitigate Climate Change
NASA’s new Earth System Observatory will guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires, and improving real-time agricultural processes.