Greenhouse Gases
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NASA Helps Find Thawing Permafrost Adds to Near-Term Global Warming
Earth’s far northern reaches have locked carbon underground for millennia. New research paints a picture of a landscape in change.…
First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed Instrument
The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States…
NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches
Developed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the imaging spectrometer will provide actionable data to help reduce emissions that contribute…
Watch Carbon Dioxide Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere
What we’re looking at This global map shows concentrations of carbon dioxide as the gas moved through Earth’s atmosphere from…
As the Arctic Warms, Its Waters Are Emitting Carbon
Runoff from one of North America’s largest rivers is driving intense carbon dioxide emissions in the Arctic Ocean. When it…
NASA Mission Excels at Spotting Greenhouse Gas Emission Sources
Since launching 16 months ago, the EMIT imaging spectrometer aboard the International Space Station has shown an ability to detect…
