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Update: Carbon Dioxide Concentration
November's global average atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) was about 420 parts per million. This is a roughly 50% increase since 1750 due to human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and land-use change.
Water Mission to Gauge Alaskan Rivers on Front Lines of Climate Change
The newly launched Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will provide a trove of data on Earth’s water resources, even in remote locations. Alaska serves as a case study.
Twitter Thread: Monthly Global Temperature Update
With a continuing La Niña, November 2022 was tied for the 12th-warmest November globally since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, measuring at 0.73°C (1.31°F) above the 1951-1980 baseline average.
Video: Earth's Water Budget
Earth’s 370 quintillion gallons of water can be found all over the planet in lakes, rivers, glaciers, the ocean, and groundwater. However, only a tiny fraction of this water is usable by humans. A new animation explains why it's important to know where these different forms of water exist and how they move.
Video: Methane Emissions in the United States
Methane is the second-most important greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. But what do those human-caused emissions look like across the U.S.? This visualization shows them in the year 2012, consistent with those reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Images of Change: Flooding in N’Djamena, Chad
After months of unusually intense rainfall, the Logone and Chari Rivers overflowed in October 2022, flooding neighborhoods in N’Djamena, Chad. Visit the link above to see the "before" and "after" images and to find out how much of the city was underwater.
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