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Test your knowledge of energy and its role in Earth's climate system.
The Topaz Solar Farm in Central California, one of the largest in the U.S., is a 550-megawatt power station that…
Describes the net flow of energy through different parts of the Earth system, and explains how the planetary energy budget…
Using satellite observations of sea ice and clouds, scientists discover that Earth's poles are still effective reflectors for incoming sunlight.
The Earth now absorbs more energy than it emits back into space, and the excess heat is hiding in the…
While NASA climate scientists were reviewing radiation data emanating from the tropics simply to test existing notions, they uncovered a…
Earth scientists will move a step closer to a full understanding of the Sun's energy output with the launch of…
Much like the iris in a human eye contracts to allow less light to pass through the pupil in a…
Clouds play a crucial role in regulating the balance of energy received by and emitted from the Earth, but scientists…
