What does extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere mean for how air circulates and how clouds are distributed?
July Puzzler
Every month on the Earth Matters blog, we offer a puzzling satellite image.
Ground Sighting: the Remote Patagonia Fire Scar
Dozens of wildfires blazed along the Atlantic coast of Argentina coast last winter. One of them left behind a massive burn scar near the Valdez Peninsula. When we wrote about the fires last month, we were unable to say with certainty whether the plume rising off the burn scar was airborne ash or dust. A quick recap from […]
In Case You Missed It: What’s Up in a Warming World
From rising carbon dioxide concentrations to to shifting rainfall patterns, here are some highlights of the latest efforts to investigate our warming world.
NASA EO Goes to the Beach
This video shows the satellite and space-station view of various shorelines across the United States.


