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 3 of 15)
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)
NASA Offers Many Resources to Monitor Climate Change
In light of recent extreme weather events in the United States and around the world, NASA held a media roundtable July 20 to highlight the agency's climate work.
(2023-07-20)
NASA Finds June 2023 Hottest on Record
The Goddard Institute Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP) found that June 2023 was 1.07°C above the 1951-1980 June baseline, the greatest such June anomaly measured.
(2023-07-13)
Romanou Leads Group Studying Interactions Between Oceans, Climate
To honor World Ocean Month and discover how NASA scientists are helping us better understand the world's oceans in a changing climate, NCCS interviewed GISS's Anastasia Romanou, who has developed and used some of the most advanced models of the complex Earth system.
(2023-06-30)
Simulations Probe the Impacts of Air Pollution on Premature Deaths
Models from GISS and Aarhus University were used to study the impact of air pollution on premature mortality under several emission and population scenarios.
(2023-04-26)
GISS Scientists Select Best Institute Paper of 2022
Scientists at NASA/GISS have voted the journal article “The Turning Point of the Aerosol Era” by Susanne E. Bauer et al. as the top work among the research publications by institute staff published in 2022.
(2023-04-05)
Hydroclimatic Impacts of Persistent Explosive Volcanism
Persistent volcanism disrupted ancient Egyptian Society 2200 years ago. GISS scientists delve into this past event to understand why.
(2023-03-27)
NASA Selects Scientific Support for Goddard Institute for Space Studies
NASA has selected Autonomic Integra of Gaithersburg, Maryland, for specialized scientific support services to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.
(2023-02-08)
Dorothy Peteet One of Four NASA Staff Named AAAS Fellows
NASA/GISS's Dorothy Peteet is one of four individuals with NASA affiliations named 2022 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of their distinguished achievements in the scientific enterprise.
(2023-01-31)
NASA Says 2022 Fifth Warmest Year on Record
Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record. Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022 were 1.6°F above the 1951-1980 baseline.
(2023-01-12)
5 Ways Supercomputing is Key to NASA Mission Success
Whether developing new technologies for landing on other planets, improving air travel here at home, or more realistically simulating global weather and climate, supercomputing is key to the success of NASA missions.
(2022-11-22)
