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NASA studies crop canopy water content and soil moisture
Just 5 questions: Chilling out
Secrets from the past point to rapid climate change in the future
Climate change may bring big ecosystem changes
The middle way
More shrubbery in a warming world
Ocean-mapper going strong after a decade in space
Drop in coal pollution
NASA's Grace helps monitor U.S. drought
The end of the IceBridge
First light for NPP satellite
NASA envisions clean energy from algae
Using satellites to help sustain seven billion people
Ocean temperatures can predict Amazon fire season severity
Journey to the underbelly of Antarctica
To the ends of the Earth
The intricate dance between air and oceans
Alternative energy crops in space
Watching the birth of an iceberg
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz
Anywhere the wind blows
Up and away
Following the flames
New and improved topographic map of Earth
Antarctic ozone hole still there
Ozone hole a bigger deal down under
Fishing for wind: Nature inspires more efficient wind turbines
NASA readies new type of Earth-observing satellite for launch
NASA leads study of unprecedented Arctic ozone loss
Global Hawks prepare for 2012 hurricane study
Arctic sea ice reaches second-lowest extent on record
Cruising the Chesapeake
Martian technique
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Hurricane season 2011: update
Preventing gaps in climate data
Bridge to a new generation
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Asia, wind, water and fire
First taste of salt
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Bump in the road
First complete map of Antarctica ice flow
Japan's tsunami created icebergs in Antarctica
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Researchers document ice loss after Antarctic shelf collapse
NASA satellite tracks severity of African drought
A tale of two planets
Particles in upper atmosphere slow down global warming
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Aura satellite measures pollution from fires
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Landsat images reveal historic flooding
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The age of Aquarius
Just 5 questions: Exposing Antarctica's secrets
The case for climate change
The home frontier: NASA video contest
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Just 5 questions: Talking the talk
How would nuclear war affect the climate?
Cleaning the air would limit short-term climate warming
Just 5 Questions: The sky's the limit
Just 5 questions: A La Niña like no other?
Global temperature records in close agreement
NASA research finds 2010 tied for warmest year on record
Geek peek: Arctic adventurer
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