NASA Highlights Drought, Mars, Arctic Warming at Science Conference

NASA researchers, including some from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics next week at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Dec. 15-19 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.

NASA-related media briefings streamed by AGU also will be carried on NASA's website. For a complete schedule of briefings and to view the live stream, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/agu

Details on NASA presentations will be updated on the website throughout the week.

In addition, several briefings involving JPL missions and research will be carried live on Ustream. For broadcast times and the live stream, visit:

http://www.ustream.tv/NASAJPL2

NASA's media briefings will feature topics that include: results from the agency's new carbon dioxide tracking spacecraft, which was launched this year; the latest discoveries from Mars by the Curiosity rover and MAVEN spacecraft; and an in-depth assessment of the current drought in California.

For more information about NASA programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov