
Effects | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
The potential future effects of global climate change include more frequent wildfires, longer periods of drought in some regions, and an increase in the wind intensity and rainfall from …
Home – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
What Are the Effects of Climate Change? The effects of human-caused global warming are happening now, are irreversible on the timescale of people alive today, and will worsen in the …
Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
A look at some of the likely future effects of climate change, including U.S. regional effects. Vital Signs. Graphs and animated time series showing real-time climate change data, including …
NASA Study Reveals Compounding Climate Risks at Two Degrees …
Aug 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 …
Causes | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Vital 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 …
Ocean Warming - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
The effects of ocean warming include sea level rise due to thermal expansion, coral bleaching, accelerated melting of Earth’s major ice sheets, intensified hurricanes*, and changes in ocean …
Ice Sheets - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA. Graphs showing annual …
Carbon Dioxide - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA. Graphs and an animated time …
Evidence | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in Earth’s orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives. This graph, based on the comparison of …
Images of Change - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
Even in the far north and in a wet climate, Norway’s Ålfotbreen glacier is rapidly shrinking. Both images were taken during summers where significant melting occurred. This glacier grew as …