Aqua Stories
NASA Data Helps Track Veterans’ Exposure to Air Pollution
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are using NASA Earth observations of smoke and other air pollution to study the health impacts on veterans who were deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and other areas of Southwest Asia in the…
NASA Study Finds Evidence That Fuel Regulation Reduced Air Pollution from Shipping
A global standard limiting sulfur in ship fuel reduced artificial “ship track” clouds to record-low levels in 2020. Pandemic-related disruptions played a secondary role. Ship tracks, the polluted marine clouds that trail ocean-crossing vessels, are a signature of modern trade.…
Eyes on the Snow as Water Supplies Dwindle
As the American West suffers a 22-year-long “megadrought” that researchers say is the worst in at least 1,200 years, water managers now have a new level of insight into just how much water will be available for their communities. Water…