Il petrolio greggio proveniente dalla petroliera naufragata “Hebei Spirit”, da 146.000 tonnellate, sta inquinando le acque al largo della Corea del Sud…
Da oltre 500 anni, i navigatori sono alla ricerca di una rotta libera dai ghiacci tra le isole artiche del nord…
Gli uragani sono le tempeste più impressionanti della Terra. Si formano sulle acque calde dell’Oceano Atlantico tropicale,…
Il 1° marzo 2007, Alain Hubert e Dixie Dansercoer hanno intrapreso una straordinaria spedizione per percorrere a piedi il tragitto da…
L’Isola della Riunione, nell’Oceano Indiano, è il paradiso tropicale che tutti immaginano. Tuttavia, il 12 maggio 2007,…
Tutti concordano sul fatto che il nostro pianeta si stia riscaldando. La maggior parte degli scienziati ritiene che i ‘gas serra’ – principalmente l’anidride carbonica…
18 mesi fa, gli scienziati erano disperati quando un satellite che avrebbe dovuto inviare dati fondamentali sul clima…
Meno di 450 persone hanno avuto il privilegio di ammirare la meraviglia di osservare il nostro bellissimo pianeta dallo spazio. Tuttavia,…
Dal 1985 gli scienziati monitorano un buco nello strato di ozono, nelle alte quote sopra l’Antartide. Era stato…
Permanent ice caps have existed at the North and South Poles for millions of years. But dramatic changes…
To celebrate Europe Day, ESA is offering you a chance to win a poster showing Europe as seen…
Scientists have known for decades about many huge lakes that hide beneath the frozen wastes of Antarctica. However,…
Flooding is more common and widespread than any other natural disaster. During the last decade, floods have affected…
Despite its name, Greenland is almost entirely covered by a huge sheet of ice. However, data from several…
It is easy to measure wind speed and direction at one place on the ground, but what are…
A new chapter in Earth observation began at XX.XX CEST on 8 October 2005, when Europe’s CryoSat lifted…
Most scientists agree that our planet is getting warmer. The first 10 years of this century were the…
According to a new ESA study, the Sumatran earthquake of 26 December 2004 not only devastated a huge…
Dust is a great traveller. It is not uncommon for a fine coating of dust from Africa’s Sahara…
On 26 December 2004, the world was changed when a huge earthquake tore the planet’s crust apart. The…
The mountain gorilla is one of our closest relatives in the animal world. Unfortunately, these intelligent apes are…
Spring gets off to an unseasonal start across Europe: this Envisat image from last week shows the continent…
At the bottom of the world, an enormous, bottle-shaped iceberg has been threatening to demolish everything in its…
Hurricanes are the most awesome storms on Earth. Every summer, these huge, rotating storms form over the warm…
Imagine everyone in Glasgow, Turin or Lyons being forced out of their homes. This is the scale of…
The air is full of tiny, floating dust particles and droplets – known as “aerosols”. Many aerosols are…
Every time we breathe out, we send carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is one example…
Have you ever suffered from sunburn? This burning of the skin is caused by ultraviolet (UV) light from…
Earthquakes are the deadliest of all natural disasters. Most deaths are caused by collapsing buildings or fires. Several…
Flooding is the world’s most expensive type of natural disaster. The cost of global flood damage is hundreds…
