Greenhouse Gases

NASA Data Supports Everglades Restoration

Florida’s coastal wetlands face new threats as sea levels and temperatures climb. NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign is developing a new, satellite-based data product that could shape efforts to protect their future.

Posted March 14, 2025

Climate Change

Earth

Earth's Atmosphere

Greenhouse Gases

NASA Researchers Study Coastal Wetlands, Champions of Carbon Capture

In the Florida Everglades, NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign investigates the relationship between tropical wetlands and greenhouse gases.

Posted March 13, 2025

Earth

Carbon Cycle

Climate Change

Greenhouse Gases

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Helps Find Thawing Permafrost Adds to Near-Term Global Warming

Earth’s far northern reaches have locked carbon underground for millennia. New research paints a picture of a landscape in change. A new study, co-authored by NASA scientists, details where and how greenhouse gases are escaping from the Earth’s vast northern permafrost region as the Arctic warms.

Posted October 29, 2024

Climate Change

Earth

Earth Science

Greenhouse Gases

NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches

Developed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the imaging spectrometer will provide actionable data to help reduce emissions that contribute to global warming.

Posted August 17, 2024

Climate Change

Earth

Earth's Atmosphere

Greenhouse Gases

Watch Carbon Dioxide Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere

What we’re looking at This global map shows concentrations of carbon dioxide as the gas moved through Earth’s atmosphere from January through March 2020, driven by wind patterns and atmospheric circulation. Because of the model’s high resolution, you can zoom in and see carbon dioxide emissions rising from power plants, fires, and cities, then spr

Posted July 23, 2024

Earth Observatory

Earth

Earth's Atmosphere

Greenhouse Gases

Oceans

Ozone Layer

Science Mission Directorate

New Proposals to Help NASA Advance Knowledge of Our Changing Climate

NASA has selected four proposals for concept studies of missions to help us better understand Earth science key focus areas for the benefit of all including greenhouse gases, the ozone layer, ocean surface currents, and changes in ice and glaciers around the world. These four investigations are part of the agency’s new Earth System Explorers […]

Posted May 7, 2024

Climate Change

Carbon Cycle

Earth

Greenhouse Gases

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Oceans

As the Arctic Warms, Its Waters Are Emitting Carbon

Runoff from one of North America’s largest rivers is driving intense carbon dioxide emissions in the Arctic Ocean. When it comes to influencing climate change, the world’s smallest ocean punches above its weight. It’s been estimated that the cold waters of the Arctic absorb as much as 180 million metric tons of carbon per year […]

Posted December 21, 2023

EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation)

Dust Storms

Earth

Earth Science Division

Greenhouse Gases

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Mission Excels at Spotting Greenhouse Gas Emission Sources

Since launching 16 months ago, the EMIT imaging spectrometer aboard the International Space Station has shown an ability to detect more than just surface minerals.

Posted November 17, 2023