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WEBVital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA.
NASA Says 2022 Fifth Warmest Year on Record, Warming Trend …
WEBJan 12, 2023 · Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022 were 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.89 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA's baseline period (1951-1980), scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York reported.
What Is Climate Change? | Facts - Climate Change: Vital Signs of …
WEBClimate 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.
Global Climate Change Impact on Crops Expected Within 10 Years, …
WEBNov 2, 2021 · Average global crop yields for maize, or corn, may see a decrease of 24% by late century, with the declines becoming apparent by 2030, with high greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new NASA study. Wheat, in contrast, may see an uptick in crop yields by about 17%.
Climate Time Machine - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
WEBCurrent 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.
NASA Study Reveals Compounding Climate Risks at Two Degrees …
WEBAug 14, 2023 · Analysis by the NASA Earth Exchange of high-resolution climate projections concludes that, if global temperatures keep rising and reach 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, people worldwide could face multiple impacts of climate change simultaneously, with serious consequences.
Causes | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
WEBVital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. What is the “greenhouse effect”? What is causing it? Are humans to blame? What does solar irradiance have to do with it? Answers here.
NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal 2019 Second Warmest Year on …
WEBJan 15, 2020 · According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth's average global surface temperature in 2019 was the second warmest since modern record-keeping began in 1880.
Global Temperature - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
WEBVital 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.
Extreme Weather - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
WEBAs Earth’s climate changes, it is impacting extreme weather across the planet. Record-breaking heat waves on land and in the ocean, drenching rains, severe floods, years-long droughts, extreme wildfires, and widespread flooding during hurricanes are all becoming more frequent and more intense.