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![A very small tick insect about the size of a fingernail on top of human skin. The tick has eight black legs, four on each side of its body. The insect's body is oval-shaped, with half its body red and black, and the other half just black. The tick has a black, rectangular-shaped head attached to the black half of the body.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/deer-tick-g65a392891_1920.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
When Climate Gets Under Your Skin
From insect-borne diseases to seasonal allergies and “superbugs,” climate change is quite literally getting under our skin, affecting our health…
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Planes, Shipping Lanes, and Automobiles
A new NASA Climate feature series examines some of the lesser-known, and often surprising, ways global climate change is affecting…
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A Health Check for South American Mangroves
Mangroves help protect against the effects of climate change in low-lying coastal regions. NASA and partners are using satellite data…
![On July 1, 2020, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) onboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image of the Great Lakes. Credit: NASA/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Terra_MODIS_Great_Lakes_July_1_2020_high_res.jpeg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Monitoring Ground-Level Ozone in a Warming World
Ground-level ozone and climate go hand in hand – in more ways than one. In the Great Lakes region, NASA…
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A Force of Nature: Hurricanes in a Changing Climate
We've broken down everything you need to know about hurricanes, how scientists are using global climate models to predict storm…
![An eroding coast on the southern shore of Mobile Bay, Alabama. As the shoreline recedes, trees collapse, blocking access to the sandy beach by marine life. Credit: NASA/University of Alabama in Huntsville/Maury Estes](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Alabama_Coast_Maury_Estes.jpeg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Climate Change Threatens $2 Trillion ‘Blue Economy’
Earth’s ocean supports communities, economies, and ecosystems – but as the climate changes, Earth observations are more important than ever…
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