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- Home – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
From space, sky, sea, and land, NASA provides detailed climate data and research to the world
- Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates These changes have a broad range of observed effects that are synonymous with the term
- Evidence | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Earth-orbiting satellites and new technologies have helped scientists see the big picture, collecting many different types of information about our planet and its climate all over the world These data, collected over many years, reveal the signs and patterns of a changing climate
- Methane - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Methane (CH 4) is a powerful greenhouse gas, and is the second-largest contributor to climate warming after carbon dioxide (CO 2) A molecule of methane traps more heat than a molecule of CO 2 , but methane has a relatively short lifespan of 7 to 12 years in the atmosphere, while CO 2 can persist for hundreds of years or more
- Effects | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Climate change has caused increased heat, drought, and insect outbreaks In turn, these changes have made wildfires more numerous and severe The warming climate has also caused a decline in water supplies, reduced agricultural yields, and triggered heat-related health impacts in cities
- Climate Time Machine
Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA Climate Time Machine This series of visualizations shows how some of Earth's key climate indicators are changing over time
- Global Temperature - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA A graph and an animated time series showing the change in global surface temperature relative to 1951-1980 average temperatures
- Earth Now – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Explore Earth's vital signs, climate change, and space exploration through NASA's interactive tools and visualizations
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