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Monthly snow/ice averages (ISCCP)
September Arctic sea ice is now declining at a rate of 11.5 percent per decade, relative to the 1979 to 2000 average. Data from NASA show that the land ice sheets in both... -
SEA LEVEL (TOPEX/POSEIDON)
Sea level rise is caused by the thermal expansion of sea water due to climate warming and widespread melting of land ice. The TOPEX/POSEIDON mission a joint satellite mission... -
Monthly Near-Surface Air Temperature Averages
Global surface temperatures in 2010 tied 2005 as the warmest on record. The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) was established in 1982 as part of the... -
Land Ice: Greenland & Antarctic ice mass anomaly
Data from NASA's Grace satellites show that the land ice sheets in both Antarctica and Greenland are losing mass. The continent of Antarctica (left chart) has been losing more... -
Monthly Carbon Dioxide in Troposphere (AIRS on AQUA)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important greenhouse gas released through natural processes such as respiration and volcano eruptions and through huma activities such as...