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Visualization of the formation of an El Niño event towards the end of 2009 followed by a 2010 La Niña event.

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2009 El Niño and 2010 La Niña
2009 El Niño and 2010 La Niña

Animation that uses Earth science data to measure physical oceanography parameters such as ocean currents, ocean winds, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.

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The ocean – a driving force for weather and climate
The ocean – a driving force for weather and climate

Visualization of the average yearly change in ice sheet mass during 2003-2010 over Greenland and Antarctica.

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Ice sheet mass balance from GRACE
Ice sheet mass balance from GRACE

The basics of sea level rise, expressed in everyday terms, and what it means for those on the coast.

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Rising tides: Understanding sea level rise
Video: Rising tides: Understanding sea level rise

Join NASA Earth scientists for a 360-degree view of our planet as they head into the field to study ice in Greenland and coral reefs in Hawaii.

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Earth 360 Video: The Call of Science
Earth 360 Video: The Call of Science

This animation shows how global sea levels have risen more than 80 millimeters (3.15 inches) over the past three decades, which is like covering the U.S. in about 4 meters (about 13 feet) of water over that period.

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Animation: Global Sea Level Change (1992-2017)
Animation: Global Sea Level Change (1992-2017)

Whiteboard animation on NASA's twin GRACE satellites that monitor Earth's gravity field to help scientists understand global water and ice distribution.

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NASA's Earth Minute: Scale in the sky
Video: NASA's Earth Minute - Scale in the sky

Zero- to nine-meter sea level rise scenario in the southeastern United States.

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Sea level rise 'what ifs' in southeastern United States
Sea level rise 'what ifs' in the southeastern United States

NASA JPL-UC Irvine glaciologist Eric Rignot explains how glaciers in West Antarctica are changing.

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Unstoppable (West Antarctic melt) – narrated
Unstoppable West Antarctic melt (narrated)

Whiteboard animation on the basic science behind sea level rise.

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NASA's Earth Minute: Sea level rise
Video: NASA's Earth Minute - Sea level rise

TOPEX-Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly in the Pacific from August 1, 1996 to August 3, 1997.

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El Niño: TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly from August 1, 1996 to August 3, 1997
El Niño: TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly from August 1, 1996 to August 3, 1997

Visualization of a gravity model created with data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE).

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GRACE global gravity animation
GRACE global gravity animation

Map of sea surface height measurements collected by Jason-3 during its first 10 days of orbit.

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Jason-3 begins mapping the ocean
Jason-3 begins mapping the ocean

Animation showing “sea level fingerprints,” or patterns of rising and falling sea levels across the globe in response to changes in Earth’s gravitational and rotational fields.

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Monthly changes in gravity affect sea level
Monthly changes in gravity affect sea level

A visualization of how sea level fluctuates around the world.

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Monitoring sea level
Monitoring sea level

Fly in 360 degrees over Greenland’s craggy glaciers and other ice formations from NASA’s P-3 aircraft.

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Video: Greenland's ice from above

Visualization of the expanse of the annual minimum Arctic sea ice for each year from 1979 to 2014 as derived from SSMI data.

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Annual Arctic sea ice minimum 1979-2014 with area graph
Annual Arctic sea ice minimum 1979-2014 with area graph

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth-observing satellites from NASA and European partners, including EUMETSAT and the French space agency CNES.

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Video: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree
Video: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree

Graphic of global glacial mass loss and area summarized by region.

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Regional rates of glacier loss for 2003 to 2009
Regional rates of glacier loss for 2003 to 2009

Visualization of the formation of an El Niño event towards the end of 2009 followed by a 2010 La Niña event.

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2009 El Niño and 2010 La Niña (3D-stereoscopic version)
2009 El Niño and 2010 La Niña (3D-stereoscopic version)

Video: Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) Principal Investigator Josh Willis reports about perfect conditions in northwest Greenland that led to a great day for data collection.

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Oceans Melting Greenland 9/24/16 update
Oceans Melting Greenland 9/24/16 update

An animation shows global sea level trends from 1993 to 2022 as observed by several satellite missions.

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Video: Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise
Video: Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise

Animation showing mass changes over Greenland with a colorbar, graph and clock overlay.

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Greenland ice sheet mass changes from NASA GSFC GRACE mascon solutions with banded color scale
Greenland ice sheet mass changes from NASA GSFC GRACE mascon solutions with banded color scale

Animation of how ice is naturally transported from interior topographic divides to the coast via glaciers.

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Greenland ice flow
Greenland ice flow

Animation showing changes in Antarctic ice mass since 2002 based on satellite data.

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Video: Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2020
Video: Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2020