Sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific are returning ... As a greenhouse gas, CO2 in the atmosphere increases the Earth's ability to trap heat. That increase in the rate of in the ...

Project-based learning and a modular class design help students from various backgrounds and universities gain hands-on experience with environmental remote sensing.

We know it’s getting warmer. Earth’s climate has changed naturally over thousands of years—through cycles of ice ages and ...

The mission, jointly operated by the United States and India, will measure minute changes to land, ice, and ecosystems around ...

The sun may rise every morning, but the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface can substantially vary over decades, ...

Planets' temperatures are largely influenced by their structural characteristics and proximity to the Sun, however, Venus notably presents a unique case.

The La Niña weather pattern ended last month as Pacific Ocean temperatures rose and the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle entered a neutral state, according to the NOAA.

The sea surface temperature (SST) is measured by satellites and buoys in the ocean, to give the most accurate reading of the temperature on the ocean’s surface. When we say “sea surface ...