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EarthVitalSigns

  1. The U.S. is facing a "rapid decline" in its fleet of Earth science satellites. Could lose aging eyes in the sky: bit.ly/JZdIdI
  2. Useful overview of some of the options for reverse-engineering global warming, aka "geoengineering": bbc.in/dgDDTa
  3. Cool pic from space! RT @NASA_EO Etosha Pan, Namibia [image] 1.usa.gov/IP7BHJ #NASA
  4. Europe struggles for "climate lead": bbc.in/KZQn9I
  5. Our latest Earth wallpaper: Long Island, in the Bahamas: 1.usa.gov/Ir99eI
  6. For every 1C of global warming, spring flowering and leafing will continue to advance 5-6 days per year, suggests the research.
  7. Plants flower faster than climate change models predict: bbc.in/IvaLTi
  8. US introduces $60 LED light bulb that lasts for 20 years in time for Earth Day: bit.ly/IgaYbW
  9. Interesting: New paper shows Pacific sardine spawning is affected by El Nino/La Nina cycle bit.ly/IWoJNR
  10. Cool wind map of US: hint.fm/wind/index.html
  11. We've launched a new & improved version of our Eyes on the Earth interactive! Find it at climate.nasa.gov/Eyes/
  12. For more on the GRACE satellite, groundwater and the Heads Up! campaign, go here: headsuptimessquare.com/water/
  13. NASA's GRACE satellite data being shown in NY Times Square: bit.ly/GWk5jz. GRACE can measure groundwater reserves from space
  14. The U.S. Navy is bracing for climate change: bit.ly/HcVw16
  15. Update for world temperature data from UK Met Office, includes more data from Arctic. Long-term trend unchanged bbc.in/xcEZch
  16. Alien invaders (plants & animals, not real aliens) threaten Antarctic fringes. Plants likely to spread as region warms bbc.in/xfnpyS
  17. Pace of ocean acidification has no parallel in 300 million years, paper finds nyti.ms/AnXKaw
  18. Watching the Earth breathe: NASA scientists come up with a way to monitor plant health, & the carbon cycle, from space 1.usa.gov/wVxZOX
  19. Melting Arctic ice linked to cold, snowy winters in Europe, N America, China bbc.in/zctopJ Ice loss affects the jet stream.
  20. Live Q&A w/ top climate scientist Michael Mann. Starting now (11 am EST): bit.ly/zYQCuL