climate monitoring
DoD focus on climate could shape future investments in weather satellites
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed the Pentagon to develop plans to prepare for the impact of climate change. The guidance could shape investments in satellites for weather monitoring.
NASA creates climate adviser position
NASA has established a new position of senior climate adviser within the agency, the first sign of a long-expected new emphasis on climate science within the agency under the Biden administration.
NASA awards Planet $6.7 million for climate campaign
NASA awarded Planet a $6.7 million contract to provide Earth imagery for climate research.
Scientists worried cuts to NASA’s Earth science programs could create climate data gap
Last month's budget proposal included terminating four planned or operational missions designed at least in part to collect climate-related data.
Bolden says he’s concerned about NASA’s climate programs
The former NASA administrator said the Trump administration "seems to be curtailing the availability of valuable data to decision makers."
Commerce secretary nominee vows to support climate research
Wilbur Ross wrote that he will "continue to research, monitor, and report climate information to the public."
Earth scientists are freaking out. NASA urges calm.
At a time when NASA earth scientists are concerned their research may be scuttled by the incoming Trump administration, the space agency’s top science official is preaching pragmatism and unity.
France, Germany Pressing Ahead with Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Satellite
The Merlin satellite, six years behind schedule and expected to cost 250 million euros, is slated to launch in 2020 on a European rocket.
An Unbowed France Set To Showcase Space at COP21
The president of the French space agency wants to make sure the heads of state visiting Paris understand the indispensable role of satellites in climate monitoring.
