New methane-focused satellites became operational in 2024, including MethaneSAT and Tanager-1, which have sensitive detection thresholds and provide high resolution data. These advanced systems can ...

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We all know that climate change is affecting Earth, but did you know it is also causing problems in space? Scientists, ...

SpaceX launched a joint NASA-European environmental research satellite early Monday, the second in an ongoing billion-dollar project to measure long-term changes in sea level, a key indicator of ...

(CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is narrowing the capabilities and reducing the number of next-generation weather and climate satellites it plans to build and launch in the ...

The ocean plays a vital role in regulating the planet’s weather and climate. The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

Tropical cyclones can unleash extensive devastation, as recent storms that swept over Jamaica and the Philippines made unmistakably clear. Accurate weather forecasts that buy more time to prepare are ...

More than 75% of the planet's health and life support systems are in danger. The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

Physicists are fond of Gedankenexperimente—thought experiments that are difficult or impossible to perform in the real world. Schrödinger’s cat is a well-known example of a thought experiment, used to ...