One of the strongest ocean currents on Earth ferries heat from the tropics into the far North Atlantic and toward Europe.
Published Apr 20, 2005
Extreme water temperatures in 2018 fit with a much longer trend in the region, which is among the fastest-warming parts of the global ocean.
Published Sep 12, 2018
Cool rain and runoff, combined with the overturning of sea water, has cooled off the sea.
Published Sep 3, 2017Image of the Day Water Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
The past five years have been the warmest of the past 140 years.
Published Jan 15, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Water Human Presence Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
For five out of seven years studied, the Lut Desert in Iran sweltered like no other place on the planet.
Published Apr 12, 2012
Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño and obliterated previous records.
Published Jan 21, 2016
Thermal infrared imagery of the Southern California desert picks up the invisible water in the farmland around the Salton Sea.
Published Apr 23, 2013Image of the Day Heat Land Water Drought Temperature Extremes
Located in eastern Canada, the Gulf of St. Lawrence owes many of its unique characteristics to its geography. Sea water flows into and out of the gulf through only two channels. Currents and tides sweep cold, Arctic seawater through the narrow Strait of Belle Isle in the north. In the south, the wider Cabot Strait admits warmer water from the Atlantic Gulf Stream. With no other outlet to the Atlantic, the Gulf of St. Lawrence is relatively isolated.
Published Apr 12, 2008
A NASA research analysis shows how much warmer the Earth has grown compared to an averaged base period from 1951 to 1980.
Published Jan 21, 2014
The past five years have been the warmest years in the modern record, and 18 of the 19 warmest years have occurred since 2000.
Published Feb 6, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Human Presence Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
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