Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechExplore a stunning gallery of before-and-after images of Earth from land and space that reveal our home planet in a state of flux.

Milankovitch Cycles and Their Role in Earth's Climate Small cyclical variations in the shape of Earth's orbit, its wobble and the angle its axis is tilted play key roles in influencing Earth's climate over …

Fires release the carbon stored in plants, so measuring the extent and severity of forest fires around the globe is an important ingredient in understanding the carbon cycle.

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May 3, 2012 · Over the past decade, AIRS and AMSU-A have improved our understanding of Earth's global water and energy cycles, climate change and trends and how Earth's climate system is …

Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA.

Jan 9, 2023 · A case study involving Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant shows space-based observations can be used to track carbon dioxide emissions – and reductions – at the source.

May 17, 2015 · An experimental airplane wing project will test if tighter propulsion-airframe integration will improve efficiency and safety, as well as environmental and economic benefits.

Dec 14, 2015 · People the world over are feeling, or will soon feel, the effects of the strongest El Niño event since 1997-98, currently unfolding in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Dec 16, 2013 · The Arctic continued to shift to a warmer, greener state in 2013. That was the headline from the latest Arctic Report Card, an annual update prepared by scientists from the National …