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Imaging a Methane Leak from Space
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Published June 24, 2016
The observation by the Earth Observing-1 satellite is an important breakthrough as scientists work to measure and monitor emissions of this potent greenhouse gas from space.
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Scientists Improve Maps of Subsidence in New Orleans
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Published May 25, 2016
Through a combination of airborne radar and ground-based GPS, a research team has developed detailed models of how much land is sinking and rising in southern Louisiana.
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Daugaard-Jensen Land, Greenland
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Published December 30, 2015
Not all parts of Greenland are entirely covered with ice.
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Sea Ice in the Bellingshausen Sea
Published October 4, 2015
A spectacular view of sea ice was captured during an Operation IceBridge flight in 2014; the mission surveyed ice at both poles again in 2015, this time simultaneously.
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Partial Opening of the Northwest Passage
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Published September 13, 2015
The southern route is open, while the northern route still has some lingering ice in Parry Channel.
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Alaska’s Biggest (Ice) Losers are Inland
Published July 7, 2015
Glaciers in a region of Alaska are losing about 75 billion tons of ice per year, but not all glaciers contribute equally.
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Airborne Instruments Look for Changes in the Delta
Published June 25, 2015
Plane-mounted radar and other instruments are studying the shrinking and growing wetlands along the Gulf Coast.
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