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View a current datamap of air temperatures around the globe, observed from space. ‘Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal.’. Get a monthly digest of NASA's climate change news. A fun whiteboard animation series …
NASA Says 2022 Fifth Warmest Year on Record, Warming Trend …
Jan 12, 2023 · Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 effectively tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA.
NASA Study Reveals Compounding Climate Risks at Two Degrees …
Aug 14, 2023 · Analysis by the NASA Earth Exchange of high-resolution climate projections concludes that, if global temperatures keep rising and reach 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, people worldwide could face multiple impacts of climate …
What Is Climate Change? | Facts - Climate Change: Vital Signs of …
Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates. These changes have a broad range of observed effects that are synonymous with the term.
Global Climate Change Impact on Crops Expected Within 10 Years, …
Nov 2, 2021 · Average global crop yields for maize, or corn, may see a decrease of 24% by late century, with the declines becoming apparent by 2030, with high greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new NASA study. Wheat, in contrast, may …
Climate Time Machine - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA. Climate Time Machine This series of visualizations shows how some of Earth's key climate indicators are changing over time.
Evidence | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Earth-orbiting satellites and new technologies have helped scientists see the big picture, collecting many different types of information about our planet and its climate all over the world. These data, collected over many years, reveal the signs and patterns of a changing climate.
Global Temperature - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA. A graph and an animated time series showing the change in global surface temperature relative to …
Responding to Climate Change - Climate Change: Vital Signs of …
Jan 30, 2024 · Responding to climate change involves two possible approaches: reducing and stabilizing the levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (“mitigation”) and adapting to the climate change already in the pipeline (“adaptation”).
Local Lockdowns Brought Fast Global Ozone Reductions, NASA …
Jun 9, 2021 · As the coronavirus pandemic slowed global commerce to a crawl in early 2020, emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) – which create ozone, a danger to human health and to climate – decreased 15% globally, with local reductions as high as 50%, according to a study led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.