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If you missed the quick breakdown of how icebergs ended up floating around in the Gulf of Mexico, here is the clip: The research on this shows that the eruption in Iceland did more than…
Read more of The “Big Chill” of Valentine’s Week in 1784 that froze the Mississippi River in NOLA
When a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is issued for your area by the National Weather Service, it is time to take cover immediately. But a lot of people don’t. They say, “It’s just a thunderstorm warning!…
Your browser does not support the video tag. Wildfires in the Arctic often burn far away from population centers, but their impacts are felt around the globe. From field and laboratory work to airborne campaigns…
Read more of Ask NASA: How arctic fires are impacting you (Spoiler Alert: they are)
Your browser does not support the video tag. Today we’re talking about fires. At any given time, there are multiple fires burning across the globe. During today’s show, we’ll discuss the science of fire, how…
Read more of Ask NASA: How fire works and how NASA tracks fire on Earth
Your browser does not support the video tag. NASA has a unique and important view of hurricanes around the planet. Satellites and aircraft watch as storms form, travel across the ocean and sometimes, make landfall.…
Read more of Ask NASA: Using the latest tech to better forecast hurricanes
Your browser does not support the video tag. Spanish Facebook Live event with Solar Orbiter mission experts at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Video and description courtesy of NASA
Your browser does not support the video tag. Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute used data from NASA’s Operation IceBridge to develop a more accurate model of how the Greenland Ice Sheet…
Read more of Ask NASA: Modeling the retreating Greenland Ice Sheet
Your browser does not support the video tag. Is the Sun a ball of fire? And why does NASA send missions to the Sun? NASA’s Heliophysics Director Nicky Fox explains NASA’s latest solar science findings.…
Your browser does not support the video tag. The Global Precipitation Measurement can help improve numerical weather predictions of snowfall by measuring the size and shape distribution of snow particles, layer by layer, in a…
Read more of Ask NASA: Explaining snowflakes and how we can see them from space
Your browser does not support the video tag. Tiny particles suspended in the air, known as aerosols, can darken snow and ice causing it to absorb more of the sun’s energy. But until recently, scientists…
Read more of Ask NASA: Ever heard of “Dirty” snow? Research suggests aerosols make snow melt faster
