Have you ever wondered what climate scientists use to analyze the Earth’s atmosphere, the weather, global warming trends and climate change? Check out this amazing photo from NASA of the Earth showing global aerosols in the atmosphere. This is an image output by the Goddard Earth Observation System Model, Version 5 (GEOS-5). GEOS-5 is an advanced software that runs on the … [Read more...]
US EPA and Google Earth team up with new online Tool
Air pollution seems to have gotten worse in recent years despite the worldwide efforts of many countries to avert the problem. In an interesting development you can now use Google Earth to find out just how bad it is in your area today. In a joint venture with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency this newly created tool will track air quality in your community. You can even … [Read more...]