This regional view of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, from January 15, 2010, shows the densely developed urban area and the limited number of transportation hubs available for bringing aid into the earthquake-hit nation.
Caribbean at risk of more large earthquakes
Experts fear that enough energy remains in the fault system to trigger another earthquake of the same scale as Tuesday’s.
Tipping Point? West Antarctic Ice Sheet could become unstable as world warms
A new study examines how ice sheets, such as the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, could become unstable as the world warms.
Warming 'speeds' up gas emissions
Rising temperatures linked to global warming are not just a sign of climate change but are also a cause of it, a study suggests.
South Africa's Polar-Orbiting Ploughshares – A National Space Agency could help it become a regional powerhouse in Earth observation
South Africa, having proven its satellite capacity in the design, build out, and launch of SunSat and SumbandilaSat, is preparing to take its space program into higher orbit with the launch of a space agency. Twelve months ago President Kgalema Motlanthe signed legislation to create the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), and nominations for a board were approved in the fall. Its mandate is to promote the peaceful use of space, accelerate the industrial development of space technology, and foster research and international cooperation space science and engineering.
Help from on high
How satellites are used to help after disasters.
Obama Awards Clean-Tech Manufacturing Tax Credits Worth $2.3 Billion
President Barack Obama today announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for 183 clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States.
US cult of greed is now a global environmental threat
The average American consumes more than his or her weight in products each day, fuelling a global culture of excess that is emerging as the biggest threat to the planet, according to a report published today.
Yukon River Delta, Alaska
Resembling a winter-bare tree, the Yukon River branches across the frozen Alaska coastline in this photo-like image from January 11, 2010.
Sea Shepherd's powerboat destroyed by Japanese whalers
A space-age powerboat sent to harass Japanese whalers was rammed and sliced in two in its very first clash last Wednesday, Sea Shepherd said, dramatically escalating hostilities in icy Antarctic seas.