Earth’s climate is warming due to human activities that increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere - not because of the Sun. The Sun does influence Earth’s climate over longe scales of time, but not enough to account for the rapid warming of recent decades.
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Meet scientist Branko Kosovic and discover how his team helps the transition to renewable energy by developing better weather forecasts and technology.
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Good air quality is critical for maintaining life on Earth. But what is air quality and why does it change?
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In this activity, students identify the location of an atmospheric river over the Pacific (also called the Pineapple Express) by analyzing water vapor data collected by COSMIC satellites.
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Learn how NCAR software engineer Max Grover is helping improve our understanding of global climate through coding, computer science, creativity, and problem-solving.
Space weather is storms of electromagnetic and particle radiation from the Sun that are hurtling through space at close to the speed of light. Predicting space weather can help us prepare for potential damage or disruptions that may occur to infrastructure here on Earth, or to satellites orbiting above Earth.
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Introduces students in grades K-4 to the study of Earth system science through storybooks and hands-on learning activities.
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