Take a Ride Into Space With NASA’s Rubber Chicken
NASA isn’t just a science organization, though: it also has an educational mission, and to engage students in the science SDO does, mission scientist Tony Phillips created a mission mascot, Camilla Corona, with her own Twitter feed. Under Phillips’ mentorship, a group of high school and middle school students in Bishop, Calif., has gone beyond just… Read More
Image of the Day: Low Water Flow Triggers Avian Cholera
More than 10,000 migrating birds in the U.S. have died from an outbreak of avian cholera caused by reduced water flowing through marshlands of Oregon and California, according to federal wildlife officials. The drier conditions force the birds to gather in smaller areas and those crowded conditions help spread the disease. Avian cholera appears in… Read More
Image of the Day: Hydropower Critics Say Damn the Dam
And while supporters say hydropower is the country’s best clean-energy option, the reservoirs have high CO2 and methane emissions. Methane emissions have a warming effect that is 25 times stronger than CO2. The survival of the Amazon rainforest is threatened by deforestation and climate change, which could kill trees and then created feedback loops… Read More
Image of the Day: England Drought Sparks Warning
. "A longer term drought, lasting until Christmas and perhaps beyond, now looks more likely, and we are working with businesses, farmers and water companies to plan ahead to meet the challenges of a continued drought," said Trevor Bishop, head of water resources at the Environment Agency. The drought is so extensive that other parts of England coul… Read More
Image of the Day: NASA Goes with the Floe
As these ice floes push against each other, smaller floes can form that are moved by wind and currents. At the center of the image lies ice floe patterns caused by circular eddy currents that spin off from the main Kamchatka current.… Read More
Image of the Day: Climate Change Idea Floats to Surface
According to the Associated Press, advocates say that a leap in imagination is what is needed in the face of climate change. Amphibious homes are a mainstay in the Netherlands, where the focus on floating homes has grown tremendously. … Read More
Image of the Day: It’s a Jungle out There
A crocodile and turtle face off at the Cano Negro Wildlife Reserve in Costa Rica. Twenty-five percent of the country’s land been turned into protected reserves and parks to protect the animals and habitats from deforestation. … Read More
Image of the Day: Venice Imperiled by Seas and Sinking
Venice has plenty to worry about in terms of climate change and sea level rise. On top of the usual list of flooding concerns many coastal locations share, Venice has to account for the fact that it's sinking, with the added bonus of, at a rate faster than researchers previously believed. According to Discovery News, the city, which is … Read More
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