“Our oceans are changing,” NASA said, posting a graphic illustrating the impact of greenhouse gases on the planet’s waters. Gases produced by human activities are altering the oceans, the agency wrote.
NASA elaborated on the visualization, saying the different colors represent the average temperature of ocean surface currents: “Warm colors (red, orange, yellow) represent warmer temperatures, while cool colors (green, blue) represent cooler temperatures,” the agency added.
NASA added, “With 70 percent of Earth covered by water, the oceans are a key driver of global climate. But rising greenhouse gases from human activities are transforming the oceans before our eyes. NASA and its partners are on a mission to find out more.”
Check out NASA’s visualization here:
Since being shared, the video has garnered over 820,000 views and nearly 8,000 likes, with people posting a variety of comments in response to the share.
What did Instagram users post about this concerning video?
“Amazing data and visualization. So cool!” one Instagram user wrote, before joining the conversation was someone who said, “Climate change is a big problem.”
One person posted, “Can you explain what this data shows? Is it taken over a period of days or months? What season is it? Ocean currents or ocean temperature? What conclusions have been drawn from this data?” NASA responded, “The visualization shows ocean surface current flow. The flow is color-coded by the corresponding sea surface temperature data. The time range of this visualization is 2007-2008.”
“I could look at this forever,” wrote another social media user.
What do you think about this visualization from NASA showing how greenhouse gases affect the oceans?
