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  1. Dec 21

    Happy 50th anniversary, Earthrise! 🌏 Taken during the Apollo 8 mission in Moon orbit on Christmas Eve 1968, this iconic image speaks to our planet's fragility, the vastness of space and our place in the universe. Explore more ⬇️.

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  2. Dec 20

    Ready to explore our home planet with NASA? Get a 360-degree view of Greenland ice and Hawaiian coral reefs as scientists learn more about how Earth is changing in a warming world.

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    Dec 17

    The monthly GISTEMP surface temperature analysis update has been posted. The global mean temperature anomaly for November 2018 was 0.77°C above the 1951-1980 November average.

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  4. Dec 18

    “Life as an Earth scientist means understanding the planet we live on and ... where that planet is headed." —Joe MacGregor, NASA Operation IceBridge project scientist Join NASA scientists in 360° as they answer the call of science in Greenland & Hawaii:

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  5. Dec 17

    Last month's global average concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) was about 410 parts per million (ppm).

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  6. Dec 13

    Asia's high mountain glaciers are flowing more slowly as they melt, affecting the water supply of the arid plains below the peaks.

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  7. Dec 13

    Snowfall accumulation in parts of Antarctica increased in the 20th century. The added precipitation has led to some mitigation of sea level rise. Overall, Antarctica still lost far more ice than it gained.

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  8. Dec 13

    NASA satellites can't see individual penguins from space, but they can see their brightly colored poop. Scientists use these data to track the shifting Adélie penguin population, which gives clues about changing local Antarctic ecosystems.

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    Dec 11

    On the Iceberg Highway - a new Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG!) blog post

    The ship Sanna peeking around an iceberg
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  10. Dec 11

    Less than three months into its mission, ICESat-2 is already exceeding scientists’ expectations. Researchers will use its data to study sea level rise from melting ice sheets and glaciers and improve sea ice and climate forecasts.

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  11. Dec 10

    New detailed NASA maps of ice velocity and elevation show that a group of glaciers spanning one-eighth of East Antarctica’s coast have begun to lose ice over the past decade, hinting at widespread changes in the ocean.

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  12. Dec 10

    The land & ocean continue to absorb the equivalent of ~1/2 of fossil fuel CO2 emissions, according to the 2018 . Observations from & insights from will help us understand the biological & physical processes involved:

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    Dec 6

    Attention, climate watchers: Like numbers? Get a helping of sea level estimates for different time periods ⬇️.

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    Dec 7

    Unearthed mammoth bones? Lakes that catch fire 🔥? This week, 🌎❄️ go underground 🕳 to study the Arctic’s frozen layer of soil & the strange things happening as it thaws. Watch 👀 on Facebook: Watch 👀 on YouTube:

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  15. Dec 6

    How's our planet doing? Get our latest sea level data, as seen from space.

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  16. Dec 6

    Researchers have analyzed more than 40,000 fires from Colorado to California between 1950 to 2017 to learn how wildfire frequency, size, location, and a few other traits have changed. Here are six trends they have observed in the western United States.

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  17. Dec 6

    The wintertime growth of Arctic sea ice might have partially slowed its decline over decades, new NASA research shows.

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    Dec 5

    GEDI (the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation) is en route to the to map Earth’s forests. 🚀🛰🌳🌳🌴

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    3-2-1… LIFTOFF! ’s cargo spacecraft leaves Earth for the , packed with more than 5,600 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware. Watch:
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  19. Dec 3

    A new NASA study finds that a greenhouse gas "detergent" can recycle itself in the atmosphere in the face of rising emissions. This adds to our understanding of the future of methane and other greenhouse gases in a warming world.

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    Nov 27

    Let’s talk climate modeling. Did you know that some of the earliest attempts to model Earth’s climate can be traced to the ancient Greeks? Get an in-depth crash course on the topic as it relates to sea level change.

    3 replies 91 retweets 215 likes
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