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Image close-up of Arctic tundra
Frozen North May
Accelerate Climate Change
graphic of Antarctic Temperature Response to Positive Shift in Southern Annular Mode (in Celsius)
Study Shows Potential For
Antarctic Climate Change
photograph of collapsed and burned buildings taken on October 17, 1989 at Beach and Divisadero in the Marina District, San Francisco
Amazing Success For
Earthquake Forecasting
 
The Earth Sciences Directorate, located in a Maryland suburb outside of Washington, DC, is home to the largest organization of combined scientists and engineers in the United States dedicated to learning and sharing their knowledge of the Earth. We are delighted you found us here and hope you will return many times to visit and experience the excitement we feel about our mission. Our mission involves the research, development, and application of advanced space technologies to develop better knowledge of the distribution and characteristics of Earth's natural resources and how they are changing; and to develop a better understanding of the processes affecting global change.
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   -- October 2004
+ Frozen North May
   Accelerate Climate Change
   -- October 7, 2004
+ Study Shows Potential For
   Antarctic Climate Change
  -- October 6, 2004
+ Amazing Success For
   Earthquake Forecasting
   -- October 4, 2004

Earth Observatory's
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+ Scientists Report Thinning
   of West Antarctic Glaciers
   -- September 23, 2004
+ Glaciers Surge When Ice
   Shelf Breaks Up
   -- September 21, 2004
+ Hurricane Ivan Makes Its Way
   Across Atlantic to the U.S.
   -- September 15, 2004
+ Hurricane Frances Roars
   Toward Florida
   -- September 3, 2004
+ Satellites Detect "Glow" of
   Plankton in Black Waters
   -- August 31, 2004
+ Moist Soil "Hot Spots" May
   Affect Rainfall
   -- August 19, 2004
+ Scientists Study Desert Air
   to Understand Climate
   -- August 18, 2004
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