Accompany NASA scientists as they explore our world and unravel the mysteries of climate and environmental change.
William Smith (1769-1839)
Disintegration: Antarctic Warming Claims Another Ice Shelf
In late February 2008, the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula disintegrated, an indication of warming temperatures in the region. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites provided some of the earliest evidence of the disintegration.
Amazon Fires on the Rise
In 2006, fires and smoke in the Amazon declined significantly for the first time in nearly a decade. Is Amazon burning under control?
Cities at Night: The View from Space
Astronauts onboard the International Space Station capture nighttime photographs of city lights, spectacular evidence of humanity's existence, our distribution, and our ability to change our environment.
