Category Archives: Earth System Science

Volcanic Eruptions and Cooling of the Planet

By Dr. Charles Kironji Gatebe, NASA Scientist for GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate The recent volcanic eruption in Iceland marked by the spectacular “curtain-of-fire” and near-complete shut-down of air travel in Europe in mid-April will probably earn a place … Continue reading

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If you knew the future depended on it, would you turn off the lights you aren’t using?

By Dr. Lin Chambers, NASA Scientist for GLOBE A few weeks ago I spent an evening visiting relatives (they shall remain unidentified to protect the guilty).  When I arrived at the house, there were several lights on.  I rang the … Continue reading

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Understanding Why Climate Change is Human-Induced: A Day in the Life of the Earth

guest blog by Dr. Jeff Goldstein, Science Educator and Planetary Scientist and Director of the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, reprinted from Dr. Jeff’s Blog on the Universe, posted 13 June 2009, with permission of the author … Continue reading

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The Year 2064: A look at the Unmanned Aircraft Systems!

By Dr. Charles Kironji Gatebe, NASA Scientist for GLOBE Student Research Campaign on Climate The year is 2064 and you’re telling students how Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) first made debut flights to make measurements of atmospheric composition, way, way up … Continue reading

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Earth Detectives: How We Know What We Know

By Dr. Lin Chambers, NASA Scientist for GLOBE In December 2009, I attended the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, a huge annual meeting of scientists that Dr. Gatebe wrote about earlier in this space.  I have been attending … Continue reading

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