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Update: Carbon dioxide concentration
October's atmospheric average was about 405 parts per million (ppm).
Update: Sea level change
Sea level continues to rise at 3.4 millimeters per year.
Blog: An enduring bond between art and science
NASA satellites tell the story of a changing planet through images.
NASA’s ISS-RapidScat Earth science mission ends
NASA’s ISS-RapidScat Earth science instrument has ended operations following a successful two-year mission aboard the International Space Station.
NASA selects launch services for global surface water survey mission
NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission.
Climate Kids: Tree rings tell us a lot about climate change
Each ring tells a story of the year in the life of a tree.
Climate Kids: Real vs. artificial Christmas trees
One of them has a smaller carbon footprint than the other.
Blog: This Thanksgiving, let's be thankful for planet Earth
When life feels heavy, NASA helps us look at it from the highest perspective.
NASA nears finish line of annual study of changing Antarctic ice
Operation IceBridge, NASA’s airborne survey of changes in polar ice, is closing in on the end of its eighth consecutive Antarctic deployment.
From NYC to Rio: NASA helps cities address climate risks
After Hurricane Sandy rocked the U.S. East Coast in 2012, the New York City government set out to repair the city — and asked for NASA’s help.
Extremely warm 2015-16 winter cyclone weakened Arctic sea ice pack
A large cyclone brought so much heat and humidity to the frigid, dry Arctic in December 2015 that it thinned the sea ice cover during the time of the year when it should have been growing thicker and stronger.
First GRACE Follow-On satellite completes construction
The first of two satellites has been completed for a follow-on to NASA's GRACE mission.
Getting to know the Getz Ice Shelf
The Getz Ice Shelf has experienced some of the highest basal melt rates of the Antarctic ice shelves. The flight over it is just one of a number of key areas flown during the IceBridge campaign.
Blog: Need a dose of calm?
Slow down and relax. Earth is beautiful.
NASA small satellites will take a fresh look at Earth
NASA is launching six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative approaches for studying our changing planet.
New, space-based view of human-made carbon dioxide
Scientists have produced the first global maps of human emissions of carbon dioxide ever made solely from satellite observations, using data from NASA's OCO-2.
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