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 2 of 15)
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)
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 1951-1980 baseline.
(2024-01-12)
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)
The Ocean Has a Fever
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)
July 2023 Was the Hottest Month on Record
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)
NASA Clocks July 2023 as Hottest Month on Record Ever Since 1880
According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, July 2023 was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record.
(2023-08-14)
Study Reveals Compounding Climate Risks at 2 Degrees of Warming
If global temperatures keep rising and reach 2°C above pre-industrial levels, people worldwide could face multiple impacts of climate change simultaneously.
(2023-08-10)
NASA Selects Cross Divisional Teams for Astrobiology Research
Michael Way of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies leads one of seven teams that are part of NASA's new Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research.
(2023-07-26)
