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Update: Carbon Dioxide
January 2023's global average atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) was about 419 parts per million (ppm), a roughly 50% increase since 1750. This rise is mainly due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels and land-use change.
Tweet: Award Announcement
It's official: NASA's Global Climate Change website won a silver Anthem Award for its purpose- and mission-driven work. Visit the link to hear the team's short call-to-action acceptance speech.
Tweet: Monthly Global Temperature Update
With a continuing La Niña, January 2023 was the 7th-warmest January globally since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, measuring at 0.87°C (1.6°F) above the 1951-1980 baseline average. The nine hottest Januarys have occurred in the past decade.
NASA-ISRO Earth Science Instruments Get Send-Off Before Moving to India
Dignitaries from the U.S. and Indian space agencies, along with members of the media, were invited to see NISAR’s science payload in a Jet Propulsion Laboratory clean room.
Earth Science in Action: A Health Check for South American Mangroves
Mangroves help protect against the effects of climate change in low-lying coastal regions. NASA and partners are using satellite data to monitor the health of these ecosystems so local experts can respond.
Video: Global Warming by Latitude Zone (1880-2022)
A visualization shows global temperature changes per latitude zone from 1880 to 2022.
Images of Change: Tornado's Destructive Path at Texas-Oklahoma Border
A strong, rotating thunderstorm, also known as a supercell, passed over northeastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma on Nov. 4, 2022, spawning a violent EF-4 tornado.
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