Environment & Sustainability

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Nissan begins production of new electric car in Sunderland

Launch of third generation of Leaf follows investment of more than £450m into model, including £300m direct to UK Nissan has started the production of its latest electric car in Sunderland, a crucial step in the UK automotive industry’s transition…

AOS Suborbital Program

Suborbital Program The AOS suborbital program will collect measurements that are needed to address AOS science objectives which cannot be adequately measured from space. AOS Home Mission Mission Overview Spaceborne Architecture Suborbital Program Science Science Overview Objectives and Goals Science Measurements…

AOS Science Measurements

Measurements Researching answers to the AOS science questions will involve collecting measurements from instruments installed on spacecraft and suborbital platforms. The data will enable improved understanding of aerosols, convective storms, clouds, precipitation, and the impact on our climate. AOS Home About Mission Overview Spaceborne Architecture Science…

AOS Objectives & Goals

Objectives & Goals A set of minimum and enhanced science objectives, geophysical variables, and observables has been identified for the AOS mission. AOS Home About Mission Overview Spaceborne Architecture Science Science Overview Objectives and Goals Applications Resources Images and Documents Acronyms…

From Kalimantan’s haze to Jakarta’s grit: A journalist’s journey

Indonesia’s environmental challenges can feel overwhelming when taken as a whole. A country said to contain more than 17,000 islands, it holds the world’s third-largest tropical rainforest and a resource economy that has reshaped much of that landscape. For many…

NASA’s ESCAPADE Trajectory Correction Maneuver Delayed

During trajectory correction maneuvers for NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on Dec. 8 and Dec. 12, the mission operations team noticed low thrust during the burn for one of the spacecraft. The team is working to identify the cause and will…

Disaster Survivors Denounce Proposed FEMA Downsizing

A leaked report recommends halving the size of the nation’s disaster response agency, while holding states responsible for a much larger share of response and recovery costs. By Anika Jane Beamer Flood, storm and fire survivors gathered in Washington, D.C.,…

How Trump’s Big Ag bailout is alienating his MAHA base

At a White House roundtable last Monday, president Donald Trump, alongside Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and a handful of other leaders in the government, announced a $12 billion farm aid program intended to offset the economic blowback that U.S. farmers…