Waste natural gas from industrial oil and gas fields could be a source of nitrogen dioxide and black carbon pollution, according to new research.
Published Apr 27, 2016
Fires in Alaska, Siberia, and Greenland have emitted large amounts of black carbon this summer.
Published Jul 31, 2019
As global and regional warming continues, winter emissions of carbon dioxide from Arctic lands are offsetting what plants absorb in the summer.
Published Nov 19, 2019
Model simulations track the movement of black soot pollution over the Tibetan Plateau from August–November 2009. This image shows haze on September 26, 2009.
Published Dec 15, 2009
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 has compiled its first year of data and started quantifying the cycles of emission and absorption of the greenhouse gas.
Published Dec 12, 2015
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations reached record levels in 2013.
Published Sep 27, 2013
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) may help scientists answer key questions about how carbon cycles between Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, and land.
Published Jul 3, 2014
Wind patterns in October and November each year carry air pollution from northern India to central parts of the country.
Published Jun 29, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Human Presence Remote Sensing
NASA aerial campaigns monitor the gases leaking from Alaskan permafrost for signs of change.
Published Apr 12, 2016
This pair of images show patterns of forest clearing and regrowth in Wasghington state over 26 years. Such images help scientists understand how human decisions impact the carbon cycle and Earth’s climate.
Published Jul 5, 2011
Featureless gray-brown haze is so dense that much of eastern China is hidden in this photo-like image acquired on February 20, 2011. Reducing the emissions that cause such haze could cut global warming in half over the next 40 years.
Published Feb 22, 2011
As fires continue to rage in southern and eastern Australia, the smoke has risen high and far across the atmosphere.
Published Nov 20, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Drought Fires Remote Sensing
NASA’s new Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 calibrated its sensors by taking data from an area where ground stations could provide ground truth.
Published Nov 7, 2014
Temperatures are warming faster in the Arctic than anywhere else in the world. Here’s why.
Published May 26, 2013
By providing a measurement of all of the carbon being stored in Earth’s plants, maps like these help scientists figure out what happens to the carbon people release by burning fossil fuels.
Published Jul 8, 2011
