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We know seas are rising and we know why. The urgent questions are by how much and how quickly.
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Infographic: Sea level rise
Infographic: Sea level rise
Quiz: The air we breathe
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Quiz: The air we breathe
Quiz: The air we breathe
Test your knowledge about global temperature change and its impact on Earth's climate.
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Test your knowledge about g...
Quiz: Global warming
This visualization shows that as land temperatures have increased since 1950, hotter days have become more common and colder days have become less common.
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Watching the Land Temperatu...
Watching the Land Temperature Bell Curve Heat Up (1950-2020)
Video: Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate.
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New study finds sea level r...
Video: New study finds sea level rise accelerating
NASA Earth Right Now promo
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NASA Earth Right Now promo
Video: NASA Earth Right Now promo
This movie shows the evolution of several regions of the Greenland Ice Sheet between 2008 and 2300 based on three different climate scenarios.
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Greenland Ice Sheet: Three ...
Greenland Ice Sheet: Three Futures
Land. Water. Fire. Ice. These elements are basic ingredients that make up planet Earth. Take a moment to admire the magnificent spectacle of our stunning home planet from the perspective of space.
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Land. Water. Fire. Ice. The...
Video: Majestic Planet
Animation showing changes in Antarctic ice mass since 2002 based on satellite data.
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Video: Antarctic Ice Mass L...
Video: Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023
The relentless rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
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The inexorable rise of carb...
Graphic: The relentless rise of carbon dioxide
This visualization shows carbon emissions from fires from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2018. The color bar reflects the quantity of carbon emitted.
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Carbon Emissions from Fires...
Carbon Emissions from Fires: 2003-2018
This image shows a spinning formation of ice, clouds and low-lying fog off the eastern coast of Greenland. This image was acquired by the Landsat 7 satellite on May 14, 2001. This is a false-color composite image made using infrared, red and green wavelengths.
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Whirlpool
Whirlpool
Video: Images created from GRACE data showing changes in Antarctic ice mass since 2002.
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Antarctic ice loss 2002-2016
Video: Antarctic ice loss 2002-2016
These cloud formations were seen over the western Aleutian Islands. Their color variations are probably due to differences in temperature and in the size of water droplets that make up the clouds. This image was acquired by the Landsat 7 satellite on June 16, 2000.
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Aleutian clouds
Aleutian clouds
Desde 1978, la NASA ha estado monitoreando los vientos oceánicos a través de la dispersometría, cuyos datos han mejorado los pronósticos meteorológicos y de huracanes y nos han ayudado a comprender mejor los patrones climáticos globales.
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Los vientos oceánicos
Los vientos oceánicos
A quick guide to the science behind sea level rise from an ice-loss perspective, what it means in relatable terms and why it matters.
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On Thin Ice: Why Ice Loss M...
On Thin Ice: Why Ice Loss Matters
Video: Southern Hemisphere ozone between July 1 and December 31 for selected years between 1979 and 2018.
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Video: Ozone Watch 2018
Video: Ozone Watch 2018
The visualization shows monthly global temperature anomalies (changes from an average) between the years 1880 and 2022.
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Video: Climate Spiral (1880...
Video: Climate Spiral (1880-2022)
Video: Winter temperatures are soaring in the Arctic for the fourth winter in a row.
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NASA studies an unusual Arc...
NASA studies an unusual Arctic warming event
Climate time machine interactive
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Climate time machine intera...
Interactive: Climate time machine
An animation shows global sea level trends from 1993 to 2022 as observed by several satellite missions.
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Video: Tracking 30 Years of...
Video: Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise
Trick or treat? How many pumpkins would it take to equal the mass of the world’s annual fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions? Hint: This isn’t a trick 👻
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Graphic: Carbon Dioxide Emi...
Graphic: Carbon Dioxide Emissions as Pumpkins
Ice covers 10 percent of Earth's surface and helps moderate the planet's temperature. Glaciers and ice sheets around the world are melting at an alarming rate. By keeping an eye on Earth's ice from space, NASA satellites help us understand the global effects of climate change.
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Ice covers 10 percent of Ea...
Video: Frozen Earth
Video: The NASA satellite fleet in 2017, from low Earth orbit to the DSCOVR satellite taking in the million-mile view.
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Video: NASA's vantage point...
Video: NASA's vantage point to view Earth
A super high-definition view of how carbon dioxide in the air moves around the world with the winds.
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Super HD view of global car...
Video: Super HD view of global carbon dioxide

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Images of Change

Images of Change

Explore a stunning gallery of before-and-after images of Earth from land and space that reveal our home planet in a state of flux.
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Climate Time Machine

Climate Time Machine

Travel through Earth's recent climate history and see how increasing carbon dioxide, global temperature and sea ice have changed over time.
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Eyes on the Earth

Eyes on the Earth

Track Earth's vital signs from space and fly along with NASA's Earth-observing satellites in an interactive 3D visualization.
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Global Ice Viewer

Global Ice Viewer

Earth's ice cover is shrinking. See how climate change has affected glaciers, sea ice, and continental ice sheets.
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