NASA: Montreal Protocol a Success (Saving the Ozone Layer)

Using measurements from NASA's Aura satellite, scientists studied chlorine within the Antarctic ozone hole over the last several years, watching as the amount slowly decreased.

NASA: IPCC Projections of Temperature and Precipitation in the 21st Century

On how the Earth might respond to four different scenarios of how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases would be emitted into the atmosphere throughout the 21st century.

NASA: Global Temperature Data 1880-2011

The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880.

NASA: Four Decades of Sea Ice From Space

The sea ice cap that covers the Arctic Ocean has been changing dramatically, especially in the last 15 years.

NASA: Coolants Contribute to Ozone Depletion and are strong Greenhouse Gases

A class of widely used chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), found in refrigerators and in home and automobile air conditioners, contributes to ozone depletion by a small but measurable amount.

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