Following are news releases, features and updates about research at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies written by NASA news services, GISS personnel, and affiliated offices.
NASA Analysis Confirms a Year of Monthly Temperature Records
May 2024 was the warmest May on the books, marking a full year of record-high monthly temperatures, NASA scientists found.
(2024-06-11)
GISS Scientists Select Best Institute Paper of 2023
Scientists at NASA/GISS have voted the journal article “Atmospheric Response to a Collapse of the North Atlantic Circulation Under a Mid-Range Future Climate Scenario” by Clara Orbe et al. as the top work among the research publications by institute staff published in 2023.
(2024-05-06)
Jennifer Krottinger: Designing Ways to Serve
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)
Can Volcanic Super Eruptions Lead to Major Cooling? Study Suggests No
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)
NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere
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)
NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record
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)
Five Factors to Explain the Record Heat in 2023
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)
New NASA Satellite To Unravel Mysteries About Clouds, Aerosols
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)
How NASA Deepened Our Understanding of Earth in 2023
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)
September 2023 Temperature Data Shows Continued Record Warming
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)
Indonesian Fires Return in 2023
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)
NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record
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)
