Scientists have suggestions on how to study the Earth from space — if Congress will let them

For the next 10 years, NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the US Geological Survey (USGS) should focus their space-based observations of Earth on answering key questions about our planet: How much will sea level rise in the future? Why do certain storms and clouds occur exactly when and where they do? And how is the diversity of life changing?
These are among the science priorities recommended in a new report released today by the National Academies of Science