Category Planet Earth

What is global warming?

Global warming refers to the steady temperature rise on our planet. This is a photo of Earth taken by the EPIC imager on the DSCOVR satellite on March 29, 2017. The globe is heating up. Both land and oceans are…

Antarctica just saw its all-time hottest day ever

An iceberg bobs in the water of the Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctica just experienced its single hottest day ever recorded, hitting a high of 69.35 degrees Fahrenheit (20.75 degrees Celsius) on Feb. 9, a team of Argentine researchers reported. This is…