Environment & Sustainability

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Sentinel-6B: Monitoring Earth’s Sea-Levels

In this artist’s concept, the ocean-observing satellite Sentinel-6B orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended. NASA/JPL-Caltech The launch of Sentinel-6B will continue a joint mission between NASA and its European partners to monitor sea levels. This data is key…

NASA Shares Sentinel-6B Launch Milestones

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the international Sentinel-6B spacecraft atop stands vertical ahead of launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. A collaboration between NASA, ESA (European…

Coverage Begins for Sentinel-6B Launch

The SpaceX rocket carrying the Sentinel-6B satellite stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. NASA Coverage is underway for launch of the Sentinel-6B…

La Fiebre del Cobre Llega al Amazonas

El creciente apetito de las naciones ricas por los metales impulsa una oleada de planes mineras en todo el mundo, incluso en el piedemonte amazónico de Ecuador y Colombia. Por Dylan Baddour, fotos por Tom Laffay Read this article in…

The birth of the climate doula

In the days leading up to Hurricane Irma’s landfall in September 2017, Esther Louis made preparations to flee Florida with her husband and four children. The Category 4 Hurricane was expected to hit the Florida Keys and make it’s way…