Human Dimensions

Earth has an incredibly varied and ever-changing landscape—jagged mountains, arid deserts, lush rainforests, rolling wheat fields. Before NASA came on…

There’s one planet NASA studies more than any other: Earth. With our unique vantage point from space, NASA collects information…

As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference.…

NASA data about nitrogen dioxide, a harmful air pollutant, is available in EJScreen, EPA’s widely used environmental justice screening and…

From insect-borne diseases to seasonal allergies and “superbugs,” climate change is quite literally getting under our skin, affecting our health…

A new NASA Climate feature series examines some of the lesser-known, and often surprising, ways global climate change is affecting…

Mangroves help protect against the effects of climate change in low-lying coastal regions. NASA and partners are using satellite data…

Ground-level ozone and climate go hand in hand – in more ways than one. In the Great Lakes region, NASA…

We've broken down everything you need to know about hurricanes, how scientists are using global climate models to predict storm…