Image gallery of our changing Earth

In celebration of this year’s Earth Day on April 22, NASA’s Webby Award-winning Global Climate Change website, NASA has unveiled a new version of its popular image gallery, “State of Flux.”

Global Warming and Climate Change Myths

Here is a summary of global warming and climate change myths, sorted by recent popularity vs what science says.

Arctic Motion

Tor Even Mathisen shows off a beautiful series of aurora shots set in motion as a music video for the band The American Dollar.

Wild Wonders of Europe

Did you know that Europe has the World’s largest system of nature reserves, Natura 2000? And that there is a wildlife-comeback that hardly anyone is aware of!?  ‘Wild Wonders of Europe’ competition is about sharing the amazing natural wonders of Europe.

Breathing costs us £71.17 a year

Prof John Thornes calculated the value of air we breathe based on the current price for carbon dioxide under the EU emissions trading scheme – 1.3p per cubic metre. 

10 Beautiful and Amazing Phenomena in the Sky

Sky, clouds, and space always displays beautiful views, either from the formation, color and artistic form. Behind that beauty, the nature showing signs of the coming of an event such as disaster, storm or extreme weather. But most of these phenomena are natural phenomenon which are very beautiful and amazing caught by human eye.

The Beauty of Pollination

Pollination: it’s vital to life on Earth, but largely unseen by the human eye. Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg shows us the intricate world of pollen and pollinators with gorgeous high-speed images from his film “Wings of Life,” inspired by the vanishing of one of nature’s primary pollinators, the honeybee.

Human Planet

Human Planet is an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, heart-stopping landmark series of ‘BBC One’ that marvels at mankind’s incredible relationship with nature in the world today.

Internet responsible for 2 per cent of global energy usage

How much energy does the internet use?

Water, Water, Everywhere, But Not Enough To Waste

Here’s a fact worth pondering: Farming accounts for 70 percent of all the water that’s used for any purpose, worldwide. And demand for it is growing, along with the planet’s population and our increasing appetite for meat. That’s according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which recently published this poster and others in a striking series on the vital role of water in growing our food.

Why Do So Many People Believe in the Fantasy of Infinite Growth on a Finite Planet?

How do you feel about the economy these days? How about the environment? Do you think we’re sitting in a better spot than we were ten, twenty, or thirty years ago? It’s hard to find folks who are satisfied with either economic or environmental conditions.

The End Of Big Agriculture: The Future Of Food Is Local And Sustainable.

Joel Salatin, proprietor of Polyface Farms and highly-visible champion of sustainable farming, thinks modern humans have become so far removed from a natural connection to the food they eat, that we no longer have a true understanding of what “normal” food is.

Why the Fukushima disaster is worse than Chernobyl

Some scientists say Fukushima is worse than the 1986 Chernobyl accident, with which it shares a maximum level-7 rating on the sliding scale of nuclear disasters.

Trying To Unravel The Mysteries Of Arctic Warming

The Arctic is heating up faster than anyplace on Earth. And as it heats, the ice is growing thinner and melting faster. Scientists say that sometime this century, the Arctic Ocean could be free of ice during the summers. And that transition is likely to be chaotic.