World of Change: Global Temperatures - NASA Earth Observatory
According to an ongoing temperature analysis led by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), the average global temperature on Earth has increased by at least 1.1° Celsius (1.9° Fahrenheit) since 1880. The majority of the warming has occurred since 1975, at a rate of roughly 0.15 to 0.20°C per decade.
Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise - NASA Earth Observatory
Aug 10, 2022 · Scientists have found that global mean sea level—shown in the line plot above and below—has risen 10.1 centimeters (3.98 inches) since 1992. Over the past 140 years, satellites and tide gauges together show that global sea level has risen 21 to 24 centimeters (8 to 9 inches). Starting with TOPEX/Poseidon, NASA and partner space agencies ...
A Deluge for the Sahara - NASA Earth Observatory
Sep 12, 2024 · The Sahara Desert is renowned for its barren, arid landscapes that, in some areas, receive just a few inches (tens of millimeters) of rain per year. Still, when it rains in the world’s largest non-polar desert, it can most certainly pour.. The most recent example of this came in the form of an extratropical cyclone that pushed across the northwestern Sahara on September 7 and 8 and drenched ...
Emissions from Fossil Fuels Continue to Rise - NASA Earth …
Mar 4, 2024 · Scientists’ early analysis of 2023 data shows that emissions from fossil fuels rose 1.1 percent in 2023 compared to 2022 levels, bringing total fossil emissions in 2023 to 36.8 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. When including other sources—such as deforestation and the extreme wildfire season in Canada—total emissions in 2023 were ...
Atmosphere - NASA Earth Observatory
Nov 7, 2024 · climate change, global climate change, global warming, natural hazards, Earth, environment, remote sensing, atmosphere, land processes, oceans, volcanoes, land cover ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Arrives from Afar - NASA Earth …
Oct 11, 2024 · Earth-based observers looking to the night sky may be treated to a rare sight in autumn 2024. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which likely traveled from the outer reaches of our solar system, made its closest transit past the Sun on September 27 and was expected to come within approximately 70 million kilometers (44 million miles) of …
NASA Earth Observatory - Home
Satellite images of Earth at night have been a curiosity for the public and a tool of fundamental research for at least 25 years. They have provided a broad, beautiful picture, showing how humans have shaped the planet and lit up the darkness. Published Apr 12, 2017. Atmosphere Land Human Presence Remote Sensing.
Three Storms Churn in an Active Atlantic - NASA Earth Observatory
Oct 7, 2024 · From the stable Lagrange point 1, located one million miles above Earth, NASA’s EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) imager on the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) satellite observed an unusually active Atlantic Basin.. In early October, three hurricanes simultaneously spun over the North Atlantic Ocean. This image shows the three storms—Milton, Kirk, and Leslie—at about 12 p ...
Hurricane Milton Crosses Florida - NASA Earth Observatory
Oct 10, 2024 · Hurricane Milton barreled into Florida’s west-central coast on the evening of October 9, 2024, making landfall south of Tampa as a major Category 3 storm.The hurricane lashed the region with heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and life-threatening storm surge, according to the National Hurricane Center.. This animation shows Milton in the days before, during, and after its devastating encounter ...
Heat - NASA Earth Observatory
Nov 6, 2024 · Land Surface Temperature. Land surface temperatures rise and fall with the heat of the Sun, and they represent how hot or cold the surface would feel to touch. These maps show daytime land temperatures as measured from space. Feb 2000 — Sep 2024. Heat Land.