Environment

NASA Earth · Jun 12, 2026 12:01 AM

World Cup Fever in Guadalajara

The city’s metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes.

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NASA Earth · Jun 11, 2026 11:38 AM

NASA, USGS Scientists Go Rock Hounding in California’s High Desert

Equipped with rock picks and hand lenses, a team of geoscientists deployed to the Mojave Desert recently to investigate a tantalizing “fingerprint” detected by a NASA sensor. Their target: a cache of topaz hiding in plain sight.…

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BBC Environment · Jun 11, 2026 9:32 AM

What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures?

Global temperatures are expected to rise in the coming months as El Niño begins.

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BBC Environment · Jun 11, 2026 9:26 AM

El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say

An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.

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BBC Environment · Jun 11, 2026 6:32 AM

Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather

Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise.

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NASA Earth · Jun 11, 2026 12:01 AM

Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast

The TEMPO mission helped scientists track morning nitrogen dioxide that contributed to afternoon ozone along the New York–Washington corridor in May 2026.

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NASA Earth · Jun 10, 2026 10:00 AM

Jim Irons, Former Landsat Project Scientist, Wins Pecora Award

Landsat’s Jim Irons won the prestigious William T. Pecora Award. Irons, now an emeritus scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, played an integral role in shaping the Landsat program into what it is today.

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NASA Earth · Jun 10, 2026 12:01 AM

Tyndall’s Trail of Bergs

Ice splintered off the southern Patagonia glacier and drifted across a growing glacial lake.

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BBC Environment · Jun 9, 2026 1:46 PM

Nasa names next astronauts for Artemis Moon programme

Nasa names its next Artemis crew, though they will not be walking on the Moon or even going anywhere near it.

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BBC Environment · Jun 9, 2026 1:45 PM

Nasa has named the Artemis III crew - what is their mission?

Artemis III will help test crucial systems needed for the planned Artemis IV Moon landing in 2028.

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NASA Earth · Jun 9, 2026 11:51 AM

June 2026 Satellite Puzzler

Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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NASA Earth · Jun 9, 2026 12:00 AM

San Francisco’s Metropolitan Mosaic

Urban development, green spaces, and maritime activity converge in this Northern California city.

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BBC Environment · Jun 8, 2026 2:09 AM

Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea

A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.

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NASA Earth · Jun 8, 2026 12:01 AM

Digging Back in Time in the UAE

Once below a shallow sea, Jabal al Fāyah now stands above the desert in the United Arab Emirates as a reminder of a watery past and early human survival.

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BBC Environment · Jun 5, 2026 5:35 PM

Astronauts return to ISS after sheltering during air leak repair attempt

Russian attempt to repair tunnel area sparks safe-haven procedure for five other astronauts onboard.

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BBC Environment · Jun 4, 2026 7:11 PM

Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction

Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback - which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.

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