ESSIC Hosts Nobel Prize Award Winner John Mather in Seminar Series
February 24, 2020
On March 2, 2020, ESSIC will be welcoming Dr. John Mather, 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, as a speaker in the Spring 2020
Category: Features
Vintzileos Monitors Heat Events and Health on New Website
August 20, 2019
This has been a summer of record-breaking heat waves, both in the United States and across the world. Last month, several European countries that usually enjoy temperate summer conditions have hit all-time heat records, with temperatures reaching up to 108.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
First Results Emerge from ICESat-2, Satellite Measuring Earth’s Ice Elevation
August 15, 2019
More than a trillion new measurements of the Earth’s surface height are now available to the public as the first results of ICESat-2, a mission devoted to measuring the changing height of Earth’s ice.
Indian Ocean is “Canary in the Coal Mine” for Climate Change
May 17, 2019
Early this month, India’s coastline was struck by Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest cyclones India has experienced in 20 years, according to a press release
NOAA Coral Reef Watch – Successfully Predicting Coral Reef Bleaching Since 1997
March 29, 2019
Coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. They provide significant ecological, economic, and societal benefits, from supporting marine species to protecting our coastlines to generating $9.8 trillion per year globally and $3.4 billion in the United States alone.
