NASA's Earth Minute: Earth Has a Fever

Earth's average temperature has risen over 1º F in the past century. It is projected to rise an additional 3º to 10º over the next 100 years. Data from NASA's global network of satellites, airborne missions and surface monitoring systems is used to build climate models that help us understand the causes and effects of global warming.

:::LEARN MORE:::
Key Indicators: Global Surface Temperature
National Climate Assessment: Recent U.S. Temperature Trends
National Climate Assessment: Projected Global Temperature
How Will Global Warming Change Earth?
Long-term Global Warming Trend Sustained in 2013
The Current and Future Consequences of Global Change
Earth's Big Heat Bucket
Interactive: Climate Time Machine
Quiz: Global Warming

:::NASA MISSIONS & RESEARCH:::
OCO-2 - Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2
AIRS - Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
MODIS - Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
OSTM/Jason-2 - Ocean Surface Topography Mission
GISTEMP - GISS Surface Temperature Analysis

:::FOR EDUCATORS:::
NASA Wavelength
Climate Kids: What is Global Climate Change?

[checkmate]

IF the "global warning" myth is true, then how come i still saw snow outside in Spring?!

Check Mate, NSA. You can't fool a genuis like me.

[IcCroW]

The safety of Earth begins with the extinction of humanity

[airbreather]

Ok, I'm missing the part showing that our resources are better allocated to fight the global warming rather than dealing with the outcomes.

[loungelizard]

Simple but elegant NASA video on climate change/global warming.

[harryburrows]

I highly doubt that the world is becoming warmer because on Tuesday I went out, I touched the floor and it felt cold.

[lucristianx]

Thank you NASA.  Very well pointed out.

[itsmikewatts]

I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.

[waltersilvera]

I think the earth is spinning faster because of all that oil we've been taken out of the earth making lighter

[monstrousgaara]

When standing in the shade I feel cool (I am cool); The shade is darker.

[MichaelStephenLordReserei]

I think NASA has been watching too much MinutePhysics. 

Para explicar de forma divertida e didática a Ciência da Terra, a NASA – agência americana espacial – criou uma série de filmes de animação: NASA’s Earth Minute (Minuto da Terra da NASA, em tradução livre).

Em um dos mais recentes episódios – Earth Has a Fever (A Terra está com Febre) –, mostra, por meio da comparação com um ser humano, como o aquecimento do planeta pode trazer graves consequências para a vida de todos os seres vivos.

Alguns cientistas preveem que a temperatura na superfície terrestre pode aumentar de 3 a 10 graus Celsius até o final deste século, principalmente por causa da emissão de gases de efeito estufa, que aprisionam o calor na atmosfera.

Com o aquecimento do planeta, haverá degelo nas regiões polares, extinção de muitas espécies de animais e plantas, o aumento do nível dos oceanos e eventos climáticos mais extremos serão mais frequentes, como ondas de calor e terremotos.

Fonte do texto: Exame.com

[PeedgeMcDuck]

The planet doesn't need us to save it, our habitat does.

[ReddishB]

Antarctic Sea Ice set numerous all-time record highs in 2014. The southern hemisphere has a cold.

[Smartaleckcomedy]

I got a fever, and the only cure is MORE COWBELL!

[jasminebulaklak]

Hey!I'm just a 9 yr. old kid so pls. No bad comments.
The more greenhouse gases we produce, the more it can cause to climate change or global warming. Am I right?

[ConspiracytardHunter]

Ignorant people tend to stay ignorant. Even this explanation wont do it for most of them. If they don't understand this children's explanation they wont understand anything else.

[haileyhazelwood]

Thank you for doing this! Most sources I go to did not make much sense, but this was very straight forward and was easy to understand. I hope you don't mind if I use this for my Climate Change Psa!

[dixieberube]

One solution:  Many people say our space program has no direction.  I believe instead of a one time jaunt around Mars, or a return to the Moon, our efforts should be aimed at building a solar energy plant. This could supply us with all our needs and as it grew our dependence on oil would lessen.  A project like this would challenge our greatest minds, and be bigger than either Apollo or the ISS programs.  Of course the oil companies would not like it, but if we get them to invest, they could also share in its returns. A solar plant should be considered as an eventual alternative to our oil problems. Our Sun emits more energy than we could ever use and it is supposed to continue for another 5 Billion years. 

[CLBr]

So many people feeling smart for "poking holes" in an elementary school-level explanation of climate change...

I especially liked the one where someone was confused about the difference between hiding from the sun (shade) and the properties of materials that come in contact with light from the sun (the varying reflective/absorptive properties of colours)

[cpjufzz]

Some other Symptoms for planetary fever:
1. Shifting Wind streams and the Arctic Vortex
2. Releasing more sealed methane and co2 from segments
3. Warmer Water in the Oceans and warmer, slowing down Ocean streams like the Gulf stream
4. Vanishing Nature by droughts and wildfires on land, by warmer water in the oceans
5. Long term stay of Co2 in the atmosphere and heat energy in the oceans
6. Mass extinction of plankton
Earth is serious sick and weaken, it is a more then just a fever.