Greenhouse Gases
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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…
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…
NASA-Built Greenhouse Gas Detector Moves Closer to Launch
The instrument will enable nonprofit organization Carbon Mapper to pinpoint and measure methane and carbon dioxide sources from space.
Slowdown of the Motion of the Ocean
In Brief: As the ocean warms and land ice melts, ocean circulation — the movement of heat around the planet…
How Do We Know Mauna Loa Carbon Dioxide Measurements Don’t Include Volcanic Gases?
In Brief: The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is measured at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, and all around the…
Causes
Takeaways Increasing Greenhouses Gases Are Warming the Planet Scientists attribute the global warming trend observed since the mid-20th century to…