Are efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions working? How would we know?
2:06 | We need detailed road and fuel data that most cities don’t have. So NASA is working on another way to do it — from space!
Are Earth’s carbon sinks changing?
3:28 | NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellites have found that carbon sinks might be changing.
CO2 and the City: Valentine’s Day Edition
1:40 | This Valentine’s Day, we look at CO₂ levels over the “City of Love” itself, Paris! Learn how NASA’s satellites track these data and keep us informed about one of our biggest crushes: Earth.
Annual Arctic Sea Ice Minimum 1979-2021 with Area Graph
0:47 | This visualization shows the expanse of the annual minimum Arctic sea ice for each year from 1979 through 2021, with a graph overlay.
Global Warming Broken Down by Latitude Zone: 1880-2021
0:47 | Global warming isn’t uniform around the planet. This visualization shows global temperature changes per latitude zone from 1880 to 2021, illustrating that the Arctic is warming much faster than other regions.
Climate Spiral
1:10 | This visualization shows monthly global temperature anomalies (changes from an average) between the years 1880 and 2021.
Earth Science Basics: What Determines the Level of the Sea?
4:07 | Fathoming the forces that determine global sea levels can be daunting. We present a guide to the basics of ocean surface topography.
NASA Models Methane Sources and Movement Around the Globe
2:18 | NASA’s new 3-dimensional portrait of methane shows the world’s second largest contributor to greenhouse warming as it travels through the atmosphere.
NASA Studies How Arctic Fires Change the World
2:52 | Wildfires in the Arctic often burn far away from population centers, but their impacts are felt around the globe.
What’s the difference between weather and climate?
2:00 | Climate is more than just a few warm or cool days.
Future global warming
2:41 | IPCC report authors rigorously evaluate the latest results from climate models run on supercomputers.
NASA’s Earth Minute: Why Does NASA Study Earth?
1:52 | Earth is a complex, dynamic system we do not fully understand. Today, NASA uses satellites, aircraft and even an occasional boat to study our planet’s air, land and water.
NASA’s Earth Minute: Greenland Ice
1:56 | Greenland is warming almost twice as fast as Antarctica, which is causing the ice to melt and raise global sea levels.
NASA’s Earth Minute: Sea Level Rise
1:30 | Since 1880, the global sea level has risen 8 inches (20 cm); by 2100, it is projected to rise another 1 to 4 feet (30-120 cm).
NASA’s Earth Minute: Gas Problem
1:42 | Greenhouse gases are vital to life on Earth, but the growing concentration of certain gases, such as carbon dioxide, is throwing the planet’s delicate balance out of whack.
NASA’s Earth Minute: Earth Has a Fever
1:40 | Earth’s average temperature has risen over 1º F in the past century. It is projected to rise an additional 3º to 10º over the next 100 years.
NASA’s Earth Minute: Usual Suspects
1:30 | NASA’s ongoing Earth science missions, research and computer models help us better understand the long-term global changes occurring today through both natural and manmade causes.
Keeping Up with Carbon
5:15 | NASA Climate Change
Climate Change Overload
3:47 | NASA Climate Change
Earth’s Climate Gets a Checkup: Operation IceBridge
4:46 | NASA Climate Change
Arctic Sea Ice 101
4:28 | NASA Climate Change
Carbon Crisis
2:20 | NASA Climate Change
Climate Change and Global Ocean
5:15 | NASA Climate Change
Warming World
5:48 | NASA Climate Change