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| Comparing Climates: From Earth to Exoplanets |
| Topic: Climate |
05/09/13 |
| Scientists gathered at NASA Headquarters this week to discuss how Earth’s climate compares to other locations in our solar system and beyond. By highlighting the similarities and contrasts between alien environments, we may gain a better understanding about changes in our home planet’s climate. |
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| Storms in the Machine |
| Topic: Climate |
12/17/12 |
| NASA researchers are constructing a statistical typhoon model that can quickly generate millions of synthetic typhoons from birth through termination. Their work could provide new details about the climate of Earth, and what the future may hold for life on our planet. |
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| The Public Debate on Climate Change |
| Topic: Climate |
10/03/11 |
| Even after years of scientific research that points to how human activity is causing climate change, pundits, policymakers and the general public are still debating the issue. |
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| Alien Climates Play Key Role in Possibility of Life |
| Topic: Climate |
06/03/10 |
| A new study of how climate conditions have affected the origin and evolution of life on Earth could provide clues to understanding how climates on alien planets might affect their potential for life. |
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| From Greenhouse to Icehouse |
| Topic: Climate |
11/23/09 |
| A new study that reconstructed ocean temperatures from millions of years ago could provide new insight into how the Earth responds to climate change. |
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| Linking Climate and Habitability |
| Topic: Climate |
06/29/09 |
| The change in Earth´s climate may help scientists better understand planetary habitability in general. Scientists are now learning how small shifts in climate can have dramatic consequences for the planet´s environment and the life that depends on it. |
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| Measuring the Weight of Ancient Air |
| Topic: Climate |
10/06/08 |
| In the first study of its kind, researchers will measure the air pressure from nearly three billion years ago by using gas bubbles in lava and tiny craters made by raindrops. The results could indicate what sort of life may have existed on the ancient Earth. |
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| A Warm Breath of Carbon Dioxide |
| Topic: Climate |
09/04/08 |
| When the sun was young, it didn't produce enough heat to unfreeze ice on our planet. So why was the early Earth covered in liquid water and not ice? |
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| Signals from an Infant Earth |
| Topic: Climate |
07/14/08 |
| Precise dating of zircon crystals suggests that Earth may have been conducive to life even before an epic influx of asteroids pummeled our planet 4 billion years ago. |
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| Oceans Gasping for Breath |
| Topic: Climate |
05/12/08 |
| During the Jurassic, global warming and severe environmental change led to the extinction of many species. One of the most intriguing effects was that the oceans became starved of oxygen. |
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