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NASA Plans To Put An Aura Around The Earth

On June 19, NASA will launch Aura, a next generation Earth-observing satellite. Aura will supply the best information yet about the health of Earth's atmosphere.
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Extinction alters communities

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Environment news // 16 May, 2004 12:38:49
 Extinction doesn't just affect the species that disappears - it alters entire communities.

Microbes Found in Mars-like Environment

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Environment news // 16 December, 2002 07:48:14
 Researchers drilling into Lake Vida, an Antarctic "ice-block" lake, have found the lake isn't really an ice block at all.

Black Carbon Contributes to Droughts, Floods in China

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Environment news // 26 September, 2002 11:47:20
 A new NASA climate study has found large amounts of black carbon (soot) particles and other pollutants are causing changes in precipitation and temperatures over China and may be at least partially responsible for the tendency toward increased floods and droughts in those regions over the last several decades.

Thicker Storm Clouds Over Warmer Tropical Waters, Affect Climate

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Environment news // 18 September, 2002 08:30:12
 Over warmer ocean waters, tropical storm clouds become thicker, more extensive and reflect more sunlight back into space than they do over cooler waters, NASA researchers report.

Satellites used to reveal human pollution

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Environment news // 17 September, 2002 02:16:59
 Driven by precise new satellite measurements and sophisticated new computer models, a team of NASA researchers is now routinely producing the first global maps of fine aerosols that distinguish plumes of human-produced particulate pollution from natural aerosols.

Stunning First Pictures From Airs Satellite

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Environment news // 08 August, 2002 08:19:11
 The old adage that everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it, may soon fall by the wayside thanks to the quality of data from NASA's new "thermometer in the sky" - a suite of three advanced weather instruments aboard the Aqua spacecraft.

Mystery Change in Earth's Gravity Field

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Environment news // 01 August, 2002 04:06:52
 Satellite data since 1998 indicates the bulge in the Earth's gravity field at the equator is growing, and scientists think that the ocean may hold the answer to the mystery of how the changes in the trend of Earth's gravity are occurring.

Aqua Spacecraft Launched, Will Study Earth's Water Cycle

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Environment news // 07 May, 2002 05:33:46
 NASA's latest Earth observing satellite, Aqua, was successfully launched on May 4, 2002. Aqua is dedicated to advancing our understanding of Earth's water cycle and our environment.

Twin Satellites To Track Earth's Water and Gravity

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Environment news // 09 March, 2002 04:31:32
 A joint project between USA and Germany will soon be launched, opening new eyes to the transportation of water on our planet.

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