News & Feature Articles

Following are news releases, features and updates about GISS research written by NASA news services, GISS personnel, and affiliated offices.

Jennifer Krottinger: Designing Ways to Serve

Photo of Jennifer Krottinger

At NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, Jennifer Krottinger pairs her artistic vision with a passion for public service.
(2024-03-05)

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Can Volcanic Super Eruptions Lead to Major Cooling? Study Suggests No

Satellite photo of Mount Etna erupting in 2002

New research suggests that sunlight-blocking particles from an extreme eruption would not cool surface temperatures on Earth as severely as previously estimated.
(2024-03-01)

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NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere

Photo of the rocket carrying PACE lifting off the launch pad

NASA’s PACE satellite mission to study ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate for the benefit of humanity launched successfully into orbit at 1:33 a.m. EST, Thursday, February 8.
(2024-02-08)

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NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record

Line plot of global temperature anomalies showing the curve for months of 2023 overlying curves of previous years

Earth's average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Global temperatures last year were around 1.2°C above the 1851-1980 baseline.
(2024-01-12)

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Five Factors to Explain the Record Heat in 2023

Screen capture from an animation showing the rise of CO2 in Earth;s atmosphere over the past century and how the gas circulates around the globe

NASA announced that 2023 was the hottest year on record. What caused the year to be so hot? Here is a breakdown of the primary factors that scientists considered.
(2024-01-13)

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New NASA Satellite To Unravel Mysteries About Clouds, Aerosols

Colorful satellite image of clouds over the ocean.

NASA’s upcoming PACE mission will offer important insights on airborne particles of sea salt, smoke, human-made pollutants, and dust by observing how they interact with light.
(2023-12-12)

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How NASA Deepened Our Understanding of Earth in 2023

Sample frame from an animation of ocean currents

In 2023, the NASA Center for Climate Simulation and NASA Science Managed Cloud Environment provided computing resources to enable research and accelerate scientific discoveries that deepen our understanding of Earth and better prepare for its changing climates.
(2023-12-05)

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September 2023 Temperature Data Shows Continued Record Warming

Line plots of the monthly global temperature anomaly showing that recent months have experienced record warmth, with September 1983 the largest anomaly yet recorded.

Continuing the temperature trend from this summer, September 2023 was the hottest September on record, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
(2023-10-13)

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Indonesian Fires Return in 2023

Satellite image of smoke rising from fires on Borneo

After several years of comparatively quiet fire seasons, Indonesia saw the return of intense, smoky fires in 2023. The blazes have been exacerbated by dry conditions made worse by the return of El Niño.
(2023-10-07)

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NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record

This map shows monthly temperature anomalies measure from 1880 to August 2023 measured with respect to a the baseline period 1951-1980.

Summer of 2023 was Earth's hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies.
(2023-09-14)

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The Ocean Has a Fever

Partial global map showing sea surface temperature anomalies on Aug 21, 2023

Decades of gradual warming due to human-caused climate change and an El Niño in the Pacific Ocean nudged global sea surface temperatures to record levels in 2023.
(2023-08-25)

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July 2023 Was the Hottest Month on Record

Partial global map showing July 2023 temperature anomalies

July 2023 was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record, according to an analysis by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
(2023-08-15)

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