Atmospheric and Soil Carbon and Halophytes

Jay OwenDesert Greening

Robert C. Hendricks, NASA, Glenn Research Center Dennis M. Bushnell, NASA, Langley Research Center   Abstract World population is anticipated to grow 40% within 40–50 years (2008 baseline) with unprecedented demands for energy, food, freshwater, and clean environments. At 43% of the total landmass, exploiting the Earth’s arid and semi-arid …

Saline Agriculture to Feed and Fuel the World

Ethical Markets - RAdvisors' Forum, Desert Greening

Saline Agriculture to Feed and Fuel the World Shortage of fresh water poses a much bigger threat to world food supply than the shortage of fossil fuels; cultivating salt-tolerant crops could solve both problems Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins Fresh water in short supply and salinization widespread People …

NASA: Media Advisory: Signing Ceremony scheduled June 9 for new Mid-Atlantic Coastal Resiliency Institute

Jay OwenTrendspotting, Earth Systems Science

Media Advisory: Signing Ceremony scheduled June 9 for new Mid-Atlantic Coastal Resiliency Institute 06/06/2014 You are subscribed to Earth News for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Media Advisory: Signing Ceremony scheduled June 9 for new Mid-Atlantic Coastal Resiliency Institute 06/06/2014 12:00 PM EDT   …

Hidden Greenland Canyons Mean More Sea Level Rise

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

Hidden Greenland Canyons Mean More Sea Level Rise 05/19/2014 You are subscribed to Earth News for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Hidden Greenland Canyons Mean More Sea Level Rise 05/19/2014 12:00 PM EDT   Scientists at nasa and the University of California, Irvine (UCI), …

NASA-UCI Study Indicates Loss of West Antarctic Glaciers Appears Unstoppable

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

NASA-UCI Study Indicates Loss of West Antarctic Glaciers Appears Unstoppable 05/13/2014 You are subscribed to Earth News for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. NASA-UCI Study Indicates Loss of West Antarctic Glaciers Appears Unstoppable 05/12/2014 12:00 PM EDT   A new study by researchers at …

[MP-PC] March 20th — 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm the 2013-14 State of the Future will be launched at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Jay OwenTrendspotting

Hi Everyone,   The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. will launch the 2013-14 State of the Future with a live webcast. Paul Werbos (NSF) and Dennis Bushnell (NASA) will join in the launch along with Dave Rejeski of the Woodrow Wilson Center who got the first funds for …

NASA Searches for Climate Change Clues in the Gateway to the Stratosphere

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

NASA Searches for Climate Change Clues in the Gateway to the Stratosphere 01/22/2014 You are subscribed to Earth News for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. NASA Searches for Climate Change Clues in the Gateway to the Stratosphere 01/17/2014 11:00 AM EST   NASA’s uncrewed …