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NASA scientists say 2013 tied for the seventh warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures.
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Video: Global Temperature Variation
A super high-definition view of how carbon dioxide in the air moves around the world with the winds.
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Super HD view of global car...
Video: Super HD view of global carbon dioxide
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.
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On Thin Ice: Why Ice Loss M...
On Thin Ice: Why Ice Loss Matters
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth-observing satellites from NASA and European partners, including EUMETSAT and the French space agency CNES.
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Video: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree
Video: Using observations from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) satellite, scientists developed a model of the behavior of carbon in the atmosphere from September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015.
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Following carbon dioxide th...
Video: Following atmospheric carbon dioxide
Learn how you can explore Earth Now's many features, including real-time data visualizations of Earth's vital signs and 3D models of Earth-orbiting satellite missions.
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'Earth Now' Tutorial
'Earth Now' Tutorial
This animation compares sea surface salinity (saltiness) data from two NASA datasets from 2015 to 2017.
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Animation: Sea Surface Sali...
Animation: Sea Surface Salinity (Saltiness) Comparison (2015-2017)
B-roll for media on the sea level-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.
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Video: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Media Reel
This visualization depicts changes in Greenland land ice thickness as measured by the ICESat and ICESat-2 satellites.
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Greenland Land Ice Height C...
Greenland Land Ice Height Change as Measured by ICESat and ICESat-2
Video: Simulation of global clouds and aerosols from September 1, 2005, to December 31, 2005.
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Video: Simulated clouds and aerosols
The relentless rise of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
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The inexorable rise of carb...
Graphic: The relentless rise of carbon dioxide
Continuing key Earth observations is really important to see how our atmosphere, land, and ocean are changing over time. A long-term record, combined with cutting-edge observations from the new NASA Earth System Observatory, will continue to push boundaries to better understand our ever-changing planet.
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How NASA Satellites Help Mo...
How NASA Satellites Help Model the Future of Climate
With autumn's arrival, chlorophyll begins to cede its dominance in the photosynthetic process, revealing yellow and orange tones on land, while in the ocean and lakes, phytoplankton pigments highlight different water masses and current systems.
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Changing colors across land...
Photosynthetic pigments by land and sea
This visualization shows total sea level change between 1992 and 2019, based on data collected from the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 satellites.
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Video: 27-Year Sea Level Rise
Video: 27-Year Sea Level Rise
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
Ubicada en el Ártico cerca del Polo Norte, la isla de Groenlandia está cubierta por una enorme capa de hielo equivalente a tres veces el tamaño de Texas y de 1,6 kilómetros (una milla) de profundidad en promedio.
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Hielo de Groenlandia
Hielo de Groenlandia
Animation of global water level variability
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Video: Water Storage in Global Hydrological Basins
This documentary traces the efforts of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to measure greenhouse gases.
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JPL and the Space Age: Sky ...
JPL and the Space Age: Sky High (Video)
Visualization that captures sea surface temperature anomalies around the world from 1982 to 2017.
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Sea surface temperature ano...
Sea surface temperature anomaly timeline: 1982-2017
This animation shows the movement of carbon dioxide between the air and sea with the help of ocean surface winds from Jan. 3, 2012 to Aug. 15, 2012.
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Video: Movement of Carbon Dioxide Between the Air and Sea
Video: 25 years of Antarctic land ice elevation change
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Video: 25 Years of Antarctic Land Ice Elevation Change Anomalies (West Coast Fly Over)
An animation with voiceover narration showing the global ocean tides as a complex system of rotating and trapped waves with a mixture of frequencies.
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Video: Global Ocean Tides
Video: Global Ocean Tides
We know seas are rising and we know why. The urgent questions are by how much and how quickly.
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Infographic: Sea level rise
Infographic: Sea level rise
​ A spring phytoplankton bloom off of the Alaskan coast.
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Churning in the Chukchi Sea
Churning in the Chukchi Sea
This animation shows the change in atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels as a result of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions.
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COVID-19 Mitigation Leads t...
COVID-19 Mitigation Leads to Reduced Pollution Associated with Decreased Fossil Fuel Use

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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 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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