The relentless rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

Quiz: Our home planet

Color-coded map of changing global surface temperature anomalies from 1880 through 2022. 

This visualization depicts changes in Greenland land ice thickness as measured by the ICESat and ICESat-2 satellites.

Video: Using observations from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) satellite, scientists developed a model of the behavior of carbon in the atmosphere from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015.

Las nubes son complicadas cuando se trata de la ciencia del clima, ya que calientan y enfrían la Tierra.

La fuerza de la gravedad no solo evita que nos alejemos flotando, sino que también permite a la NASA estudiar el agua y el hielo de la Tierra desde el espacio.

Video: 25 years of Antarctic land ice elevation change

Video: NASA scientists release the first new global map of Earth at night since 2012.

Video: A visualization of the annual Arctic sea ice "minimum" for each year from 1979 through 2022.

Animación simplificada del efecto invernadero.

This animation shows the movement of carbon dioxide between the air and sea with the help of ocean surface winds from Jan. 3, 2012 to Aug. 15, 2012.

Video: Explore how scientists determine glacial speed from space.

NASA's new Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 space satellite will probe the carbon cycle like never before, telling us where the carbon is going and giving us clues as to where we will end up.

This animated map shows monthly temperature anomalies (changes from an average) from summer 1880 to summer 2023 measured with respect to NASA's 1951-1980 baseline period.

Los gases de efecto invernadero son vitales para la vida en la Tierra, pero la creciente concentración de ciertos gases, como el dióxido de carbono, está afectando el delicado equilibrio del planeta.

Video: how different factors, both natural and industrial, contribute to global warming.

Antes de la Revolución Industrial, el clima de la Tierra cambiaba debido a eventos naturales como la actividad volcánica y las variaciones de la energía solar.

Oceanographer Josh Willis discusses the heat capacity of water, performs an experiment to demonstrate heat capacity using a water balloon and describes how water's ability to store heat affects Earth's climate.

This visualization shows total sea level change between 1992 and 2019, based on data collected from the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 satellites.

Video: Images created from GRACE data showing changes in Greenland ice mass since 2002.

A visualization shows ocean currents circulating Pine Island Bay and flowing under Pine Island Glacier.

Ubicada en el Ártico cerca del Polo Norte, la isla de Groenlandia está cubierta por una enorme capa de hielo equivalente a tres veces el tamaño de Texas y de 1,6 kilómetros (una milla) de profundidad en promedio.

The carbon dioxide cycle is the movement of carbon dioxide (CO₂) between the land, the atmosphere, and the ocean. Print this page to color with your kids at home.

Video: NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) and Operation IceBridge missions investigate Greenland's thinning ice sheets from above and below.