Global Climate Change

Vital Signs of the Planet

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Eyes on the Earth 3D

Fly alongside NASA satellites and view real-time datasets in an immersive, 3D visualization.
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Climate Time Machine

Go backward and forward in time with this interactive visualization that illustrates how the Earth's climate has changed in recent history.
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Global Ice Viewer

Explore the sentinels of climate change with this interactive global ice viewer.
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Quizzes

Explore and test your knowledge with these interactive quizzes.
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10 things you never knew about Earth

Discover some amazing and little-known facts about our home planet.
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The Water Cycle

Follow the path of water in our climate system.
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Orbiting Outpost

10 years of spectacular snapshots from the ISS.
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Head in the Clouds

The pursuit of shadows: a collection of cloud art.
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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.

Climate Mobile Apps

Climate Mobile Apps

Keep track of Earth's vital signs, see the planet in a state of flux and slow the pace of global warming with NASA's free mobile apps.

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.

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.

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.