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ESSIC / CICS-MD Associate Research Scientist Sinead Farrell was quoted in a recent article published in Nature titled “Arctic scientists iced out by US–India radar mission”. The story discusses NISAR, an upcoming NASA and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) radar mission that will study changing polar ice.  Recently, NISAR mission managers have made the decision to focus the satellite’s observations on Antarctica, removing the possibility of monitoring Arctic sea ice …

ESSIC/AOSC Professor Raghu Murtugudde recently published an article titled “Natural Climate Loads The Dice That Turns California’s Droughts, Wildfires Ugly” in Tech2. The article discusses the role of natural variability in climate change vulnerability.  Murtugudde argues that the natural conditions of a location— such as climate, precipitation rates, and distance from the equator— can exacerbate the effects of climate change. “Despite these human factors that exacerbate drought …

The purpose of this and any subsequent posting under this header is to provide guidance to ESSIC employees during the 2019 US Government shutdown. We will update postings as additional information becomes available. While we remain optimistic the shutdown will come to an end before we run out of funds, we are working on contingency plans to minimize disruptions and to enable funding of salaries for as long as possible. GSFC and NOAA facilities are closed to all non-essential workers, …