One of the biggest environmental concerns is that of global climate change. Symptoms of major shifts in the Earth’s climate are everywhere from the melting of glaciers, rising oceans, more severe storms, and warmer temperatures. Of particular worry to scientists and researchers is that of the melting of sea ice. The amount of sea ice ... Read more| Geography Realm
How does pollution from plastic, trash, and oil spills move around Earth's oceans?| Geography Realm
Geographic information and weather data recorded by ship crews are a valuable source of historical information that could be utilized to understand how our climate has changed.| Geography Realm
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 is a major source of information about the life cycle of carbon dioxide on Earth.| Geography Realm
The average global temperature has increased by a little more than 1° Celsius (2° Fahrenheit) since 1880. Two-thirds of the warming has occurred since 1975.| earthobservatory.nasa.gov
