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 5 of 15)
Drought Research Shows Value of Both Climate Mitigation, Adaptation
The American West will experience increased drought conditions in the future under both high and low greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, but the most severe drought conditions can still be avoided if future emissions are limited.
(2021-09-08)
Climate Change and Its Environmental Impacts on Crop Growth
The effects of human-caused global climate change are becoming more and more apparent, and these environmental changes touch every part of crop production.
(2021-09-01)
Drought Makes its Home on the Range
As Earth's atmosphere continues to warm due to climate change, droughts are becoming more frequent, severe and pervasive. Ranchers throughout the U.S. are using data from NASA and others to care for their herds and land during drought conditions.
(2021-08-20)
NASA Helps Prep Central America for Hurricane Disasters to Come
After the historic hurricanes Eta and Iota of 2020, NASA's Disasters program provided products updated on a near real-time basis for teams on the ground.
(2021-08-11)
Podcast: Earth's Expanding Oceans
NASA's "Curious Universe" podcast discussed climate-induced sea level rise with GISS director Gavin Schmidt and also Columbia scientist Craig Rye.
(2021-07-26)
Podcast: Let's Talk About Climate Change
NASA's "Gravity Assist" podcast discussed climate change with GISS director and NASA's acting senior climate advisor, Gavin Schmidt.
(2021-06-18)
Improving the Quantification of Food System Emissions
A new joint initiative by NASA/GISS and research partners has developed analyses of greenhouse gas emissions from the food system for use by climate modelers in projecting future changes in Earth's climate.
(2021-06-08)
GISS Scientists Select Best Institute Paper of 2020
Scientists at NASA/GISS have voted the journal article “GISS-E2.1: Configurations and climatology” by Max Kelley et al. as the top work among 175 research publications by institute staff published in 2020.
(2021-05-14)
GISS, NCCS Contribute to CMIP6 International Climate Model Project
NASA/GISS contributed results from hundreds of historical and future climate simulations to the international project that were run on the NCCS Discover supercomputer.
(2021-04-30)
COVID-19 Lockdown Effects on Climate Appear Limited, Short-Lived
Initial results from a climate model intercomparison project suggest that the economic and social changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic won't provide any real climate benefits.
(2021-03-26)
NASA Joins White House National Climate Task Force
NASA has joined the National Climate Task Force, which is outlined in an executive order issued by President Joe Biden.
(2021-03-18)
Reduced African Fires Contribute to Short-lived Air Quality Improvement
NASA researchers have found a small but unexpected decrease in air pollution over some parts of Africa despite growing use of fossil fuels in many countries due to development and economic growth.
(2021-02-25)
