Ropa naftowa z rozbitego tankowca „Hebei Spirit” o wyporności 146 000 ton zanieczyszcza morze u wybrzeży Korei Południowej…
For more than 500 years, navigators have been seeking an ice-free route between the Arctic islands of northern…
Hurricanes are the most awesome storms on Earth. Developing over the warm waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean,…
1 marca 2007 roku Alain Hubert i Dixie Dansercoer wyruszyli w niezwykłą wyprawę, której celem było przejście pieszo z…
Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is everyone’s idea of a tropical paradise. However, on 12 May 2007,…
Everyone agrees that our planet is getting warmer. Most scientists believe that ‘greenhouse gases’ – mainly carbon dioxide…
18 miesięcy temu naukowcy byli zrozpaczeni, gdy satelita, który miał przesyłać kluczowe dane dotyczące klimatu…
Fewer than 450 people have enjoyed the wonder of staring down at our beautiful planet from space. However,…
Since 1985, scientists have been monitoring a hole in the ozone layer, high above Antarctica. It had been…
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…
Naukowcy od dziesięcioleci wiedzą o wielu ogromnych jeziorach ukrytych pod zamarzniętymi pustkowiami Antarktydy. Jednak…
Flooding is more common and widespread than any other natural disaster. During the last decade, floods have affected…
Wbrew swojej nazwie Grenlandia jest niemal w całości pokryta ogromną pokrywą lodową. Jednak dane z kilku…
It is easy to measure wind speed and direction at one place on the ground, but what are…
Nowy rozdział w historii obserwacji Ziemi rozpoczął się 8 października 2005 r. o godz. XX.XX czasu środkowoeuropejskiego (CEST), kiedy to europejski satelita CryoSat wystartował…
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…
Na krańcu świata ogromna góra lodowa w kształcie butelki grozi zniszczeniem wszystkiego na swojej drodze…
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…
