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Take a 360-degree view of an iceberg and sea ice during Operation IceBridge flights over Greenland.
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iceberg flyover
Bird's eye view of an iceberg
Video: A high-resolution, three-dimensional view of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015.
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Seasonal changes in carbon dioxide
Video: Seasonal changes in carbon dioxide
How much do you know about glaciers and ice caps?
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Test your knowledge of the many different varieties of frozen water and how these icy realms are connected to climate change.
Quiz: Ice and glaciers
The relentless rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
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The inexorable rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
Graphic: The relentless rise of carbon dioxide
Video: NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) and Operation IceBridge missions investigate Greenland's thinning ice sheets from above and below.
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Video: Greenland's thinning ice
Video: Greenland's thinning ice
NASA explores. From its earliest days of sounding rockets and balloon-borne instruments, to Apollo and Hubble and missions to Mars. This mission of exploration has also always focused on our own corner of the universe, Earth - the home frontier. Earth is still the only planet we've ever been to, as this video explains.
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NASA explores. From its earliest days of sounding rockets and balloon-borne instruments, to Apollo and Hubble and missions to Mars. This mission of exploration has also always focused on our own corner of the universe, Earth - the home frontier. Earth is still the only planet we've ever been to, as this video explains.
Home Frontier
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.
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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.
Video: Majestic Planet
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.
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Infographic: Earth's carbon cycle is off balance
Infographic: Earth's carbon cycle is off balance
Climate time machine interactive
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Climate time machine interactive
Interactive: Climate time machine
Warmer Earth, greener north - Climate 365 graphic
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Warmer Earth, greener north - Climate 365 graphic
Graphic: Warmer Earth, greener North
Video: Images created from GRACE data showing changes in Greenland ice mass since 2002.
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Greenland ice loss 2002-2016
Video: Greenland ice loss 2002-2016
Temperature agreement - Climate 365 graphic
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Temperature agreement - Climate 365 graphic
Graphic: Earth's temperature record
The past decade has been the hottest ever recorded since global temperature records began 150 years ago. This video discusses the impacts of the sun's energy, Earth's reflectance and greenhouse gasses on global warming.
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The past decade has been the hottest ever recorded since global temperature records began 150 years ago. This video discusses the impacts of the sun's energy, Earth's reflectance and greenhouse gasses on global warming.
Video: Temperature Puzzle
Video: Explore how scientists determine glacial speed from space.
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At glacial speed
Video: At glacial speed
Earth discovered - Climate 365 graphic
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Earth discovered - Climate 365 graphic
Graphic: Earth, discovered
Carbon dioxide is the main heat-trapping greenhouse gas that humans emit. How much do you know about it and its impact on global warming and climate change?
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Carbon dioxide quiz - how much do you know?
Quiz: Carbon dioxide
Fly in 360 degrees over Greenland’s graggy glaciers and other ice formations from NASA’s P-3 aircraft.
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glacier flyover
Greenland's ice from above
Video: Simulation of global clouds and aerosols from September 1, 2005, to December 31, 2005.
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Video: Simulated clouds and aerosols
Video: Simulated clouds and aerosols
City vs. desert - Climate365 graphic
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City vs. desert - Climate365 graphic
Graphic: City vs. desert temperatures
Video: Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate.
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New study finds sea level rise accelerating
Video: New study finds sea level rise accelerating
Salinity plays a major role in global ocean circulation and changes in salinity may impact regional and global climates. NASA's Aquarius mission is painting a global picture of our planet's salty waters.
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Salinity plays a major role in global ocean circulation and changes in salinity may impact regional and global climates. NASA's Aquarius mission is painting a global picture of our planet's salty waters. NASA
Video: Aquarius
This chart shows monthly CO2 levels in recent years.
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Video: Carbon Dioxide Concentration
Video: Carbon Dioxide Concentration
Test your knowledge about global temperature change and its impact on Earth's climate.
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Test your knowledge about global temperature change and its impact on Earth's climate.
Quiz: Global warming
Every summer, phytoplankton spread across the North Atlantic, with blooms spanning hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles. Blooms off Scandinavia seem to be particularly intense in summer 2018.
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A vortex of lighter green phytoplankton swirls in the North Atlantic.
Summer blooms in the Baltic
Quiz: Our home planet
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Quiz: Our home planet
Quiz: Our home planet

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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