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Read article: A Climate Conundrum: Why Didn’t Atmospheric CO2 Fall During the Pandemic?
April 1, 2022
A Climate Conundrum: Why Didn’t Atmospheric CO2 Fall During the Pandemic?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, carbon dioxide increased at the same rate in the atmosphere despite lower emissions, say researchers from campus and JPL; plus, what is good for ozone reduction is bad for methane removal. >

Read article: NASA Science Enables First-of-its-Kind Detection of Reduced Human CO2 Emissions
March 31, 2022
NASA Science Enables First-of-its-Kind Detection of Reduced Human CO2 Emissions
For the first time, researchers have spotted short-term, regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the globe due to emissions from human activities. >

Read article: JPL Scientist Speaks with White House Committee
March 23, 2022
JPL Scientist Speaks with White House Committee
Schoolchildren and office-workers alike have gotten used to showing off their bedrooms and living rooms during virtual meetings and class lessons. But imagine showing off your home office to the White House. >

Read article: A Wall of Green, a Breath of Fresh Air
March 21, 2022
A Wall of Green, a Breath of Fresh Air
Green spaces can create urban oases, and a NASA mission has the data to show they also help pull carbon dioxide out of the air in cities. >

Read article: Spotlight on Lan Dang: Mentoring the next generation
March 15, 2022
Spotlight on Lan Dang: Mentoring the next generation
Lan Dang works on the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 satellites as the Science Data System Lead. When she’s not busy handling the data the satellite sends back, she’s pursuing her other passion: mentoring new hires and local schoolkids. >

Read article: Science From the Rooftops
Feb. 10, 2022
Science From the Rooftops
Observing your community can depend greatly on your perspective. A science teacher's dive into local carbon dioxide data provides a point of comparison for what NASA's carbon-monitoring satellite can reveal. >

Read article: NASA/JPL satellite captures CO2 data from Tonga volcano
Feb. 9, 2022
NASA/JPL satellite captures CO2 data from Tonga volcano
This past month, an undersea volcano erupted near the South Pacific island of Tonga. >

Read article: Satellites Could Help Track if Nations Keep Their Carbon Pledges
Nov. 8, 2021
Satellites Could Help Track if Nations Keep Their Carbon Pledges
Scientists used satellite measurements of carbon dioxide to detect small atmospheric reductions over areas under coronavirus lockdowns. The approach could help track emissions more quickly in the future >

Read article: On eve of climate summit, researchers sharpen emissions tracking
Oct. 28, 2021
On eve of climate summit, researchers sharpen emissions tracking
Remote sensing tools could reveal whether nations are adhering to their climate pledges >

Read article: How Scientists Are Using the International Space Station to Study Earth’s Climate
April 20, 2021
How Scientists Are Using the International Space Station to Study Earth’s Climate
On Earth, we often look toward the sky longing to know what resides in the rest of the universe. Meanwhile, 250 miles above our planet, the International Space Station is looking back. >

Read article: Access a Global View of COVID-19 Impacts Produced by Unprecedented Collaboration of Space Agencies
June 28, 2020
Access a Global View of COVID-19 Impacts Produced by Unprecedented Collaboration of Space Agencies
ESA, NASA and JAXA have worked closely together to combine a wealth of data from Earth-observing satellites from the three space agencies to monitor the worldwide impacts of COVID-19. >

Read article: NASA finds drop in CO2, greenhouse emission in India during virus lockdown
June 26, 2020
NASA finds drop in CO2, greenhouse emission in India during virus lockdown
India was among several countries in the world where greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission from fossil fuels combustion reduced due to lockdowns imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration sa >

Read article: Space agencies join forces to produce global view of COVID-19 impacts
June 25, 2020
Space agencies join forces to produce global view of COVID-19 impacts
In an unprecedented collaboration, ESA, NASA and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have created a new tool that combines a wealth of data from Earth-observing satellites to monitor the worldwide impacts of COVID-19. This new online platform is now >

Read article: NASA, Partner Space Agencies Amass Global View of COVID-19 Impacts
June 24, 2020
NASA, Partner Space Agencies Amass Global View of COVID-19 Impacts
In response to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have joined forces to use the collective scientific power of their Earth-observing satellite data to document plane >

Read article: Earth’s carbon dioxide levels hit record high, despite coronavirus-related emissions drop
June 4, 2020
Earth’s carbon dioxide levels hit record high, despite coronavirus-related emissions drop
The coronavirus pandemic’s economic downturn may have set off a sudden plunge in global greenhouse gas emissions, but another crucial metric for determining the severity of global warming — the amount of greenhouse gases actually in the air — just hit a r >

Read article: Earth science is more important than ever (op-ed)
April 22, 2020
Earth science is more important than ever (op-ed)
In a time of global crisis, people are keenly aware of how interconnected we all are on planet Earth, even as many of us work in isolation or are disconnected from the way our lives were previously. >

Read article: NASA Satellite Offers Urban Carbon Dioxide Insights
March 6, 2020
NASA Satellite Offers Urban Carbon Dioxide Insights
A new NASA/university study of carbon dioxide emissions for 20 major cities around the world provides the first direct, satellite-based evidence that as a city's population density increases, the carbon dioxide it emits per person declines, with some nota >

Read article: NASA Invested in Cracking Earth's Carbon Puzzle
May 31, 2018
NASA Invested in Cracking Earth's Carbon Puzzle
It's a scientific conundrum with huge implications for our future: How will our planet react to the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? >

Read article: Cracking a climate conundrum
May 10, 2018
Cracking a climate conundrum
In 2015, we earthlings – some 7.5 billion of us – discharged 36 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the air from many tailpipes and smokestacks. >

Read article: New Insights From OCO-2 Showcased in Science
Oct. 12, 2017
New Insights From OCO-2 Showcased in Science
High-resolution satellite data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 are revealing the subtle ways that carbon links everything on Earth - the ocean, land, atmosphere, terrestrial ecosystems and human activities. >

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