Video: Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate.

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 animation shows the change in atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels as a result of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions.

A view from one of our flying science laboratories over the ice in Greenland during Operation IceBridge.

Video: Winter temperatures are soaring in the Arctic for the fourth winter in a row.

The relentless rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

Color-coded map of changing global surface temperature anomalies from 1880 through 2020. 

Head into the field with first responders, fire scientists and forest managers to see what challenges they face and how NASA can help mitigate the effects of longer and more intense fire seasons.

An animation with voiceover narration showing the global ocean tides as a complex system of rotating and trapped waves with a mixture of frequencies.

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.

Video: total sea level change between 1992 and 2014, based on data collected from the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1 and Jason-2 satellites.

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

Visualization that captures sea surface temperature anomalies around the world from 1982 to 2017.

Explore Kaneohe Bay with NASA’s CORAL scientists. During field campaigns, scientists take in-water (in situ) measurements to validate the data from airborne instruments.

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

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.

This visualization shows sea surface temperature (SST) data from January 2016 through March 2020.

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.

This visualization shows the complex patterns of methane emissions produced globally from January 2018 to November 2018.

The basics of sea level rise, expressed in everyday terms, and what it means for those on the coast.

NASA scientists are working to understand if our land and ocean can continue to absorb carbon dioxide at the current rate – and for how long.

Take a 360-degree view of an iceberg and sea ice during Operation IceBridge flights over Greenland.

Video: A high-resolution, three-dimensional view of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015.

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.

Video: A visualization of the annual Arctic sea ice "minimum" for each year from 1979 through 2020.