The National Aeronautics and Space Administration released a detailed dataset Tuesday that will better equip developing countries and the United States against climate change.
In this ongoing battle, developing countries tend to be more susceptible to the issue, as they often lack the effective resources and technology to combat it. But, NASA hopes to change this with its newest project.
The agency’s Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections dataset is designed to assist the scientific community and general public the effects of global climate change on various levels, including regional and local, says NASA.
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The new NASA global data set combines historical measurements with data from climate simulations using the best available computer models to provide forecasts of how global temperature (shown here) and precipitation might change up to 2100 under different greenhouse gas emissions scenarios. (Photo Credit: NASA)
During data collection, project scientists observed in relation to two greenhouse gas emission scenarios on a global scale, including the “business as usual” scenario and “extreme case” scenario, according to a press release.
The end result was 21 different climate models, which show daily timescales for varying cities and towns.
NASA’s dataset is just a small part of Amazon Inc. and NASA’s OpenNEX project, which aims to provide the public with better access to climate data and strengthen global climate resilience.
“NASA is in the business of taking what we’ve learned about our planet from space and creating new products that help us all safeguard our future. With this new global dataset, people around the world have a valuable new tool to use in planning how to cope with a warming planet,” said NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan in a press release.
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Yet NASA’s effort to push for better understanding is just one of many. The , formed by the United States and other countries, is working to build resilience, as well, and build on what we already know, according to The White House Blog.
This partnership will begin by focusing on proving climate services for Columbia, Ethiopia and Bangladesh, before expanding services to the subregions these nations are located in.
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