Climate Change Is Real Indeed; NASA Supercomputer Proves It

A highly advanced NASA supercomputer generated a 3D representation of changing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and its effects on Earth, based on the data and images obtained from satellites during the period Sep. 1, 2014 and Aug. 31, 2015. The 3D view shows the decrease in polar ice caps, increase in sea level and environmental effects of expanding cities. The 3D video proves that climate change is real.

The representation was created from the data sent by the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) satellite, which was launched in Sep. 1, 2014. The purpose of OCO-2 satellite was to identify the chief natural and artificial sources of carbon dioxide emission, the pattern on carbon dioxide circulation and its effects on the global climate.

According to the data obtained from the satellite, the American and African wildfires in the summer are the main natural source of carbon dioxide, while industrial emissions from the U.S., Europe and China are the main artificial contributors of carbon dioxide, CBC News reported. It was also shown that carbon dioxide accumulates in the Northern Hemisphere before it travels to the Arctic region.

The raise in temperature due to carbon dioxide accumulation is represented in different color codes in the 3D view. It also shows that carbon dioxide accumulates during autumn and winter, which is represented in red and orange. As summer starts and the trees grow new leaves, the carbon dioxide is utilized in photosynthesis. This reduction in carbon dioxide concentration is represented as a change in color from yellow to blue, according to The New York Times.

The release of this extraordinary 3D data is highly timely, as it provides a solid evidence of climate change and its consequences. The topic of climate change is under debate as the U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump, refuses to believe that climate change and global warming are real and threaten to shut down all related research projects. Hopefully, the members of the Trump administration will take a look at the 3D view of climate change, before they actually start shutting down research projects related to climate change and global warming.