NASA Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact On Amazon Forests

NASA Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact On Amazon Forests

Last year record-breaking drought caused widespread reductions in the greenness of Amazon forests. A new  NASA-based study has revealed that the level of Amazonian vegetation decreased dramatically over an area more than three and one-half times the size of Texas. It

Deadly Rainfall Over Thailand

Deadly Rainfall Over Thailand

Data from NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite was used to create a rainfall map of the severe rains that fell in Thailand recently. More than 20 people have been killed in southern Thailand over the past week due to flooding and mudslides

Earth movements from Japan earthquake confirmed via satellites

Earth movements from Japan earthquake confirmed via satellites

Satellite images have been essential for helping relief efforts in Japan following the massive quake that struck on 11 March. Now scientists are using ESA’s space radars to improve our understanding of tectonic events.Scientists are calling on data from the

Scientists Discover San Andreas Fault’s Soft Spot

Scientists Discover San Andreas Fault’s Soft Spot

New data from a deep borehole that crosses the San Andreas Fault shows that the monster earthquake-maker has a soft center – and it’s made of clay. This is the first time researchers have been able to rule out other reasons for the San Andreas’ unusual behavior in

Russian boreal forests undergoing vegetation change

Russian boreal forests undergoing vegetation change

Russia’s boreal forest – the largest continuous expanse of forest in the world, found in the country’s cold northern regions – is undergoing an accelerating large-scale shift in vegetation types as a result of globally and regionally warming climate.That in turn is

Will the Gulf Stream slow down?

Will the Gulf Stream slow down?

The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift – which are part of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation – bring warm water, and with it warm air, from the tropical Atlantic to northern Europe. This helps keep Europe several degrees warmer than it would otherwise

Arctic ocean show significant increase in freshwater content

Arctic ocean show significant increase in freshwater content

Since the 1900, the freshwater content of the upper Arctic Ocean has increased by about 20 %. This corresponds to a rise of approx. 8,400 cubic kilometres and has the same magnitude as the volume of freshwater annually exported on average from this marine region in

Heavy floods or sinking of Southern Thailand

Heavy floods or sinking of Southern Thailand

Two airports closed, boat and south-bound train services suspended, and almost one million people affected as the flood in southern Thailand worsened. The death toll continues to climb. Since 23 March 2011 there has been a prolonged heavy rainfall causing flash floods

Stop Turkey Government’s plan to start its first Nuclear Plant

Stop Turkey Government’s plan to start its first Nuclear Plant

The Watchers are inviting you to sign a petition to “STOP Turkey Government’s plan to start its first Nuclear Plant”.From the petition article…Japan s Fukushima Daiichi power plant s radiation is still very alarming not only for the Japanese but for the Entire

Developing ozone hole approaches Scandinavia and Eastern Europe right now

Developing ozone hole approaches Scandinavia and Eastern Europe right now

An exceptionally large area of depleted ozone has formed over the North Pole, and scientists warn that it could settle over Scandinavia and Eastern Europe on 30-31 March.The fast-thinning Arctic ozone layer was first detected by an international network of over 30