Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2: OCO-2 News

Read article: April Becomes 1st Month With CO2 Levels Above 400 PPM

April 29, 2014
April Becomes 1st Month With CO2 Levels Above 400 PPM

The end of April has arrived, and with it, the record for the first month in human history with an average carbon dioxide level in Earth’s atmosphere above 400 parts per million has been set. >

Read article: Building Better Soybeans for a Hot, Dry, Hungry World

April 15, 2014
Building Better Soybeans for a Hot, Dry, Hungry World

A new study shows that soybean plants can be redesigned to increase crop yields while requiring less water and helping to offset greenhouse gas warming. The study is the first to demonstrate that a major food crop can be modified to meet multiple goals... >

Read article: NASA's OCO-2 Brings Sharp Focus on Global Carbon

April 2, 2014
NASA's OCO-2 Brings Sharp Focus on Global Carbon

Simply by breathing, humans have played a small part in the planet-wide balancing act called the carbon cycle throughout our existence. However, in the last few hundred years, we have taken a larger role. Our activities, such as fossil fuel burning and... >

Read article: Ocean Acidification: The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem

March 31, 2014
Ocean Acidification: The Other Carbon Dioxide Problem

Fundamental changes in seawater chemistry are occurring throughout the world's oceans. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from humankind's industrial and agricultural activities has increased the... >

Read article: Satellite Shows High Productivity from U.S. Corn Belt

March 31, 2014
Satellite Shows High Productivity from U.S. Corn Belt

Data from satellite sensors show that during the Northern Hemisphere's growing season, the Midwest region of the United States boasts more photosynthetic activity than any other spot on Earth, according to NASA and university scientists. >

Read article: CO2 on Path to Cross 400 ppm Threshold for a Month

March 18, 2014
CO2 on Path to Cross 400 ppm Threshold for a Month

Last year, atmospheric carbon dioxide briefly crossed 400 parts per million for the first time in human history. >

Feb. 21, 2014
Target: Climate Change

Check out one of the feature stories in Aerospace America discussing OCO-2 and Jason-3! >

Read article: Upcoming 1st OCO Applications Workshop!

Feb. 20, 2014
Upcoming 1st OCO Applications Workshop!

Save the dates for April 3-4, 2014! >

Jan. 22, 2014
NASA 2014: Earth

In 2014, we are taking on the greatest challenge of our generation... >

Read article: NASA Set for a Big Year in Earth Science

Jan. 22, 2014
NASA Set for a Big Year in Earth Science

For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year, opening new and improved remote eyes to monitor our changing planet. >

Read article: Microbe community changes may reduce Amazon's ability to lock up carbon dioxide

Jan. 7, 2014
Microbe community changes may reduce Amazon's ability to lock up carbon dioxide

A paper in the January issue of Applied and Environmental Microbiology examines microorganism communities in the Amazon, where rainforests have been converted to pastureland >

Read article: Earth More Sensitive to Increasing Greenhouse Gas Than Thought

Jan. 2, 2014
Earth More Sensitive to Increasing Greenhouse Gas Than Thought

Earth's climate may warm considerably more than expected in response to a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide, a new study of a broad range of climate models hints. >

Read article: Just 5 questions: Carbon dioxide and the OCO-2 mission

Dec. 6, 2013
Just 5 questions: Carbon dioxide and the OCO-2 mission

The buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the main greenhouse gas driving global warming and the benchmark indicator for global climate change. >

Read article: OCO-2 and the Carbon Story

Oct. 31, 2013
OCO-2 and the Carbon Story

Learn more about why we are flying OCO-2... >

Read article: EPA: Texas still No. 1 in carbon dioxide emissions

Oct. 23, 2013
EPA: Texas still No. 1 in carbon dioxide emissions

HOUSTON (AP) - Greenhouse gas pollution decreased both nationwide and in Texas last year, but the Lone Star State still leads in carbon dioxide emissions, according to a federal report released Wednesday. >

Read article: IPCC climate report: the digested read

Sept. 27, 2013
IPCC climate report: the digested read

The fifth assessment report from the IPCC looks at everything from oceans and sea ice to carbon budgets and geoengineering >

Read article: Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere pass 400 milestone, again

May 20, 2013
Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere pass 400 milestone, again

The ratio of carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million Sunday in readings taken by the two top monitors of greenhouse gases. >

Read article: OCO-2 on The Weather Channel

Nov. 29, 2012
OCO-2 on The Weather Channel

How do we follow the sources and sinks of CO2 on Earth? By having an orbiter... >

Read article: AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low

Aug. 17, 2012
AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low

PITTSBURGH (AP) - In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S... >

Read article: Why Earth is still absorbing our carbon dioxide?

Aug. 2, 2012
Why Earth is still absorbing our carbon dioxide?

Our planets ocean's and plants are soaking up unexpected levels of manmade carbon dioxide, but scientists say we cannot count on nature to do so indefinitely. >

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