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Giant Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica

By | Published: March 9, 2010
Two massive icebergs drifted along the coast of East Antarctica in early March 2010. In mid-February 2010, the Rhode Island-sized Iceberg B-09B collided with the protruding Mertz Glacier Tongue along the George V Coast. The Mertz Glacier was already in the process of calving an iceberg when the arrival of the B-09B accelerated the process, [...]
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Impacts of Global Climate Change

By | Published: June 19, 2009
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration New Report Provides Authoritative Assessment of National, Regional Impacts of Global Climate Change Details Point to Potential Value of Early, Aggressive Action June 16, 2009 Climate change is already having visible impacts in the United States, and the choices we make now will determine the severity of its impacts in [...]
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Orbiting Carbon Observatory

By | Published: February 23, 2009
from NASA The Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket set to launch NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory is in place at Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Liftoff is scheduled for Feb. 24 at 1:51:30 a.m. PST (4:51:30 a.m. EST). The OCO is a new Earth-orbiting mission sponsored by NASA’s Earth System Science [...]
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