State of Flux. Climate Commons. No Stories in ViewExplore the map or select more filter categories to bring stories back into view. The Washington Times Apr 17, 2014 Va.’s largest rooftop solar array to be dedicated Dominion Virginia Power has completed the installation of the state’s largest rooftop solar system. Full Story > Democrat & Chronicle Take lead on climate issues, governor Cuomo should take a high-profile role in making the case to recalcitrant politicians and business interests. Full Story > The Washington Post Apr 16, 2014 Is gulf cleanup over or not? On Tuesday night, BP said that the “active cleanup” of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill had been brought “to a close.” Full Story > Seattle Pi Gov. Gov. Full Story > Environmental Defense Fund How California produced the state's first ever climate dividend Full Story > San Francisco Chronicle California residents divided on drought solution Full Story > EcoWatch Apr 15, 2014 Largest Solar Array for Department of Defense Coming to Arizona Army Base A U.S.
Full Story > Full Story > Surging Seas: Sea level rise analysis by Climate Central. GlacierWorks. Lapse: Landsat Satellite Images of Climate Change, via Google Earth Engine. TIME and Space | By Jeffrey Kluger Editors note:On Nov. 29, 2016, Google released a major update expanding the data from 2012 to 2016. Read about the update here. Spacecraft and telescopes are not built by people interested in what’s going on at home. Rockets fly in one direction: up. Telescopes point in one direction: out. Of all the cosmic bodies studied in the long history of astronomy and space travel, the one that got the least attention was the one that ought to matter most to us—Earth.
That changed when NASA created the Landsat program, a series of satellites that would perpetually orbit our planet, looking not out but down. Over here is Dubai, growing from sparse desert metropolis to modern, sprawling megalopolis. It took the folks at Google to upgrade these choppy visual sequences from crude flip-book quality to true video footage. Chapter 1: Satellite Story | By Jeffrey Kluger It’s a safe bet that few people who have grown up in the Google era have ever heard of Stewart Udall. Climate Change Connections Curriculum. Eco-Schools USA and Climate Literacy National Wildlife Federation, NWF and its Eco-Schools USA program believe educators play a key role in developing a climate-literate citizenry. With climate change being one of the most significant environmental issues of our time, young adults need to fully understand the essential principles of Earth's systems and the impact of climate change on them. Students also need to be exposed to "real" science that is experiential and engaging, providing them with the ability to communicate about climate change and make informed decisions about their actions.
NWF and NASA Collaborate Eco-Schools USA Climate Change Connections, CCC is a 9th-12th grade curriculum, designed to build upon and utilize the many NASA mission resources, programs, and associated interfaces to enhance authentic learning experiences for both educators and students. It seeks to develop an integrated systems-thinking approach to understanding and acting upon the issue of climate change. A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change. Planet Nutshell For Educators.