Comments on: This Week’s Earth Indicator: 90 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/05/08/this-weeks-earth-indicator-90/?src=earthmatters-rss Earth is an amazing planet, and the one that matters most to us. Let’s have a conversation about it. Wed, 01 May 2013 01:19:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Simon V http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/05/08/this-weeks-earth-indicator-90/#comment-10811 Simon V Wed, 30 May 2012 15:54:28 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=1424#comment-10811 How do other nations compare anyway?

It would be interesting to see if NASA is duplicating other nations’ efforts or whether they all have the field well covered.
I follow ESA, and (from living in Japan) see the latest on Japanese work, but haven’t a clue about China, Russia, India, etc.

NASA, how about recalculating this indicator on a global scale?
TIA!

]]> By: Dean http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/05/08/this-weeks-earth-indicator-90/#comment-10791 Dean Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:46 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=1424#comment-10791 Without the statistical data & analysis that these satellites give to help monitor earths natural (or even unnatural) phenomena, how are new projects funded?

Sad to hear of the decline.

]]> By: Grep http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/05/08/this-weeks-earth-indicator-90/#comment-10789 Grep Wed, 09 May 2012 08:09:17 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=1424#comment-10789 @Cynthia: Why should any one nation be the leader? It should be an international effort, as players in different countries have much to offer. Keeping everything in-house (e.g. NASA) is not a sustainable plan. Funding these missions is an enormous task, and keeping it “US” will only hurt you guys and the science.

]]> By: Julian Parks http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/05/08/this-weeks-earth-indicator-90/#comment-10788 Julian Parks Wed, 09 May 2012 02:54:44 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=1424#comment-10788 Why should anyone be surprised by this? Between the God crowd and the scientifically and politically ignorant(they are not mutually exclusive) what do you expect? Every year NASA takes a hit and/or some crap about it is too expensive or the work it does does not matter. Enough is enough.

]]> By: Cynthia http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2012/05/08/this-weeks-earth-indicator-90/#comment-10787 Cynthia Wed, 09 May 2012 00:46:05 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=1424#comment-10787 This is truly disheartening and bad news. The U.S. needs to remain the leader on this and the leader in space. I am disgusted by what I am seeing.
Sign me,
An Apollo kid who grew up during that glorious time and who was inspired by it to always push the envelope.

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