NASA Global Climate Change News: March 1 2018

March 2018

January 2018 was fifth warmest January on record  January 2018 was the fifth warmest January in 138 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by NASA scientists. Full story› New study finds sea level rise accelerating  The rate of global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades, rather than increasing steadily, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satellite data. Full story› New study brings Antarctic ice loss into sharper focus  A NASA study based on an innovative technique for crunching torrents of satellite data provides the clearest picture yet of changes in Antarctic ice flow into the ocean. Full story› More Top Stories Update: Carbon dioxide concentration Last month's global average concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide was about 408 parts per million (ppm). Unusually warm winter breaks up sea ice in the Arctic Winter temperatures are soaring in the Arctic for the fourth winter in a row. The heat is entering the Arctic not only through the sector of the North Atlantic Ocean that lies between Greenland and Europe, as it has done in previous years, but is also coming from the North Pacific through the Bering Strait. New partnership aids sustainable growth with Earth observations NASA and the nonprofit Conservation International are partnering to use global Earth observations from space to improve regional efforts that assess natural resources for conservation and sustainable management. CloudSat exits the "A-Train" NASA's nearly 12-year-old CloudSat satellite has exited the Afternoon Constellation, or A-Train, of Earth monitoring satellites, but its science mission will continue. Farewell to a pioneering pollution sensor ​Farewell to TES, the first instrument to monitor tropospheric ozone from space. NASA’s longest running survey of ice shattered records in 2017 ​NASA’s Operation IceBridge campaign, an aerial survey of the state of polar ice, covered the icy regions of our planet in 2017 with a record seven separate field campaigns. New NASA space sensors to address key Earth science questions Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the planet? Does mineral dust warm or cool the atmosphere? NASA has selected two new, creative research proposals to develop small, space-based instruments that will tackle these fundamental questions about our home planet and its environment. Images of Change: Pine Island Glacier iceberg shatters A massive iceberg broke off Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier in September 2017 and shattered over the next few months. Images of Change: Glacier loss in New Guinea Ice in New Guinea's Sudirman Range has diminished dramatically in the last few decades. Images of Change: Largest California fire in modern history In late 2017, the Thomas Fire became California’s largest wildfire since modern record-keeping began in 1932. Explore About Us NASA's Global Climate Change website is produced by the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech. To learn more, visit our website at › climate.nasa.gov Stay Connected Sent from NASA's Global Climate Change Website 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109