NASA Helps Track Global Air Quality
June 28 — NASA and other agencies will measure the movements of pollution around the globe this summer. NASA is participating with U.S. and international agencies as part of a combined air quality and climate study. More

New Software on NASA Spacecraft Monitors Active Volcano
June 25 — Software on a NASA spacecraft captured images of Antarctica's Mount Erebus and detected volcanic activity. More

NASA Scientists Get Global Fix on Food, Wood & Fiber Use
June 23 — NASA scientists working with the World Wildlife Fund and others have measured how much of Earth's plant life humans need for food, fiber, wood and fuel. More

NASA Research Helps Highlight Lightning Safety Awareness Week
June 21 — NASA will mark National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, June 20-26, through unique contributions its lightning research makes to climate studies, and severe storm detection and prediction. More

NASA Data Shows Hurricanes Help Plants Bloom in “Ocean Deserts”
June 17 — Whenever a hurricane races across the Atlantic Ocean, chances are phytoplankton will bloom behind it. According to a new study using NASA satellite data, these phytoplankton blooms may also affect the Earth’s climate and carbon cycle. More

NASA Data Offers a Safari into Vast African Topography
June 17 — Newly released topographic data sets from NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provide twenty first century explorers new ways to traverse the wonders of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Madagascar. More

Researchers Seeing Double on African Monsoons
June 10 — NASA and University of Maryland scientists have found the African monsoon consists of two distinct seasons. More

NASA Data Shows Deforestation Affects Climate in the Amazon
June 9 — NASA satellite data are giving scientists insight into how large-scale deforestation in the Amazon Basin in South America is affecting regional climate. More

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