The average global temperature has increased by about 0.8°Celsius since 1880, and two-thirds of the warming occurred after 1975.
Published Dec 10, 2010The continental United States recently finished its wettest twelve months in 124 years of modern recordkeeping.
Published May 24, 2019Wet landscapes are getting wetter and dry areas are getting drier due to a variety of factors, including water management, climate change, and natural cycles.
Published May 23, 2018A new data set from the NASA Earth Exchange shows projected changes in temperature in response to different scenarios of increasing carbon dioxide.
Published Jun 12, 2015Warmer temperatures along Antarctic coasts may open up some new habitat for Adélie penguin colonies while making other areas less hospitable.
Published Jul 13, 2016Erosion is one of the major changes to the state’s landscape in recent decades.
Published Feb 11, 2019July 2012 was the world’s 4th hottest July recorded since 1880.
Published Aug 17, 2012Sulfates kept the eastern United States from warming as much as other regions, but cleaning up the air has changed the equation.
Published May 18, 2012April to September 2014 was the hottest spring and summer in 130 years of recordkeeping. Here’s why that matters, and why it doesn’t.
Published Oct 24, 2014Climate change can make an area less suitable for some trees and plants and more suitable for others.
Published May 22, 2016Groundwater supplies are decreasing across much of the world.
Published Nov 1, 2013For more than two decades, satellites have been observing seasonal patterns of Earth's vegetation. In eastern North America, the spring “green up” is one of the most dramatic changes satellites observe.
Published Sep 15, 2007In National Parks across the United States, recent springs are among the earliest ever observed compared to the past 112 years.
Published Apr 6, 2018Will a warming climate alter the atmosphere and make severe thunderstorms more likely? Scientists are using climate models to investigate.
Published Apr 7, 2013As climate change alters the habitat of eastern U.S. forests, some species are expected to do better than others.
Published Jun 14, 2016