Climate Change
2023 Was the Hottest Year on Record
2023 was Earth’s warmest year since 1880, and the last 10 consecutive years have been the warmest 10 on record. But why does NASA, a space agency, look at Earth’s […]
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2023 Was the Hottest Year on Record
How Do We Know Earth Is Changing?
Scientists can use new and old pictures to keep track of Earth’s changes over time. Since Earth is where we live – and it’s the only planet we know of […]
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How Do We Know Earth Is Changing?
Rising Waters Sea Level: NASA Infrastructure
A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure, particularly at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and Ames Research Center […]
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Rising Waters Sea Level: NASA Infrastructure
What Is the Greenhouse Effect?
Earth is a comfortable place for living things. It’s just the right temperatures for plants and animals – including humans – to thrive. Why is Earth so special?
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What Is the Greenhouse Effect?
Why Observe: Tree Height
“Why Observe?: Tree Height” explores surface height measurement missions and the role that citizen science can play within the scientific community.
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Why Observe: Tree Height
Why Observe: Land Cover
Why do scientists use land cover observations from satellites, and why do they need help from citizen scientists? Find out the answer to these questions in Why Observe?: Land Cover […]
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Why Observe: Land Cover
NASA’s 5 Newest Earth Expeditions Ready for Takeoff
NASA is sending five airborne campaigns across the United States in 2020 to investigate fundamental processes that ultimately impact human lives and the environment, from snowstorms along the East Coast […]
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NASA’s 5 Newest Earth Expeditions Ready for Takeoff
Temperature Record 101: How We Know What We Know about Climate Change
NASA’s global temperature analysis, takes in millions of observations from instruments on weather stations, ships and ocean buoys, and Antarctic research stations, to determine how much warmer or cooler Earth […]
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