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Seeing the Earth through alien eyes: an extraterrestrial view of our planet

Physics World

Accompanied by artists’ impressions of volcanic landscapes or storms raging above shimmering oceans, such work makes distant planets feel somehow more real. The lines form a chemical fingerprint that could be used to find “biosignatures” such as oxygen or ozone. Transmission spectroscopy is limited too.

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ESA Policy News: November 7, 2022

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Antarctic ozone hole shrinks slightly – The Hill. NSF: The National Science Foundation announced changes to the names of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources and the Division of Human Resource Development. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee Public Meeting (online Nov. NOAA – U.S.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

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NSF : The agency issued a solicitation for a new multidisciplinary, world-class educational center at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico that aims to serve as a hub for STEM education and outreach. Smaller telescopes and facilities at the Arecibo site remain in use and could be incorporated into the educational center.

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

Founded in 1945, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has many responsibilities, one of the most important as far as archaeological conservation is concerned is the World Heritage List (19). Oceans and seas cover around 2/3 of our planet. This can also include the removal of invasive species.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

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The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act provides competitive grants for bird habitat conservation, research and monitoring and community outreach and education. Ocean Climate Action Plan. EPA – Public Meeting of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and CASAC Ozone Review Panel (Nov.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In an unpublished judgment, the court rejected the petitioners’ other NEPA arguments regarding project design and capacity and cumulative ozone impacts. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management , No. Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , No. 20-1045 (D.C. Minnesota v. 0:20-cv-01636 (D.

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ESA Policy News: May 4, 2023

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Congress Bipartisan members of Congress introduce legislation to address harassment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2990 ) to address sexual harassment and assault in the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Act, which is legislation intended to reduce plastic pollution in the oceans.

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