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This data record, maintained by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, is one of a handful kept by major science institutions around the world that track Earth's temperature and how it has risen in recent decades. NEW YORK — James E. Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, has announced he is retiring as the GISS director and leaving government service. Go to Main Content (Accesskey 2) Go to Site Menu (Accesskey 3) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

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Contact Us. \"Observations throughout the world make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that the greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver.\" (2009)2 1.

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Goddard Space Flight Center American C… Bryan Fafaul Project Manager Code 426 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 286-7726 Fax: (301) 286-1744 E-mail: [email protected]. The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory located approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States.Established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center, GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors. It is one of ten major NASA field centers, named in recognition …

Research at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) emphasizes a broad study of global change. American Association for the Advancement of Science\"The scientific evidence is clear: global climate change caused by human activities is occurring now, and it is a growing threat to society.\" (2006)3 2.

Hal Maring Program Scientist General inquiries about the scientific programs at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and Goddard Institute for Space Studies may be directed to the Center Office of Communications at 1-301-286-8955. You can learn more about the institute at the GISS website.

The Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) is a laboratory in the Earth Sciences Division of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center affiliated with the Columbia University Earth Institute. Apr. NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 2880 Broadway New York, NY 10025 Phone: (212) 678-5590 Fax: (212) 678-5552 E-mail: [email protected]. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is home to the nation's largest organization of scientists, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study Earth, the sun, our solar system and the universe.