News & Feature Articles
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. (Page 14 of 15)
GISS Scientists Select Best Institute Paper of 2014
The staff of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies have voted the journal article “CMIP5 historical simulations (1850-2012) with GISS ModelE2” by Ron Miller et al. as the top work among over 130 research publications by institute staff to have been published in 2014.
(2015-06-12)
No Major U.S. Hurricane Landfalls in Nine Years: Luck?
The United States hasn't experienced the landfall of a Category 3 or larger hurricane in nine years — a string of years that's likely to come along only once every 177 years, according to a new NASA study.
(2015-05-13)
NASA's Exoplanet Nexus — 2. Looking to the Stars
While the Goddard Institute for Space Studies was opening the eyes of the world to new areas of Earth systems science in recent decades, its research roots in planetary science have continued. That expertise will now be applied to the new area of exoplanet systems science.
(2015-04-23)
NASA's Exoplanet Nexus — 1. A History in Climate Studies
The Goddard Institute for Space Studies is providing expertise to the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science in the area of exoplanet atmospheres and climate. GISS has been a key player in the study of planetary climates and atmospheres for decades.
(2015-04-21)
NASA GISS to Help Lead Search for Habitable Exoplanets
NASA announced this week the creation of the Nexus for Exoplanet Systems Science network that will study planets beyond our solar system for habitability and other features tapping the expertise of researchers at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Goddard Space Flight Center and elsewhere.
(2015-04-21)
Increased Rainfall in Tropics Caused by More Frequent Big Storms
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown what has been called a “rich-get-richer” pattern in which an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is boosting rainfall in the wettest regions of Earth's tropics.
(2015-03-25)
Study Assesses Fragility of Global Food System
As global food networks become more complex and interdependent, how concerned should we be about the stability of the system being disrupted by geopolitical, economic, and climatic events? What can we do to avoid future trouble?
(2015-03-19)
NASA Science Leads New York City Climate Change Report
A new report by the NYC Panel on Climate Change details significant future increases in temperature, precipitation and sea level in the New York metropolitan area. The report aims to increase current and future resiliency of the communities, citywide systems and infrastructure in the metropolitan region to a range of climate risks.
(2015-02-17)
Carbon Emissions Could Dramatically Increase Risk of U.S. Megadroughts
Droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains during the last half of this century could be drier and longer than drought conditions seen in those regions in the last 1,000 years, according to a new NASA study.
(2015-02-12)
Why So Many Global Temperature Records?
You could hardly miss the media stories about how the past year ranked in terms of global temperatures. Astute readers may ask: how do different institutions come up with slightly different numbers for the same planet?
(2015-01-21)
NASA, NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record
The year 2014 ranks as Earth's warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The 10 warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000.
(2015-01-16)
Program Enhances Climate Resilience at NASA Facilities
A new study provides an in-depth look how NASA facilities have been affected by climate extremes and climate change in recent years and how the agency is preparing for the future.
(2014-10-31)
