Q: How much has sea level risen? A: About 17 centimeters (7 inches) over the last 100 years. Much of this is due to the expansion of water as it warms.
largest, most densely populated cities are located in these regions; indeed, 634 million
Rainstorms help sustain life by bringing much-needed water. But they’re different from intense downpours that causes floods and landslides.
uprooted underwater oil pipelines, cutting U.S. oil production by more than 40 million
For the past 11,600 years—a span that includes all of recorded human history—our climate has been relatively stable.
In the two million years before that, enormous ice sheets grew and shrank, and sea
Big animals alive today have a lot in common. They are heavy. They have few predators. And they tend to move slowly. But have big animals always behaved this way?
pounds) Food: Other animals Lifespan: About 28 years When it lived: 67-65.5 million
The Museum established a Sustainable Practices Committee in 1998.
This has produced $5 million in savings relative to the budget for the City.
Ocean acidity is measured on the „pH“ scale: liquids with a pH less than 7 are acidic and those with a pH above 7 are basic.
cover only about 0.1 percent of the ocean bottom but are vital to ocean life: 9 million
Explore a timeline of Roosevelt’s life, with added context for the equestrian statue on the front steps of the American Museum of Natural History.
His conservation efforts place more than 230 million acres of U.S. land under government
See incredible macro photographs of vulnerable or extinct insects from the Museum’s collection by Levon Biss.
Division of Invertebrate Zoology): We think that insects evolved sometime around 450 million
In this experiment students will observe two model atmospheres to understand how greenhouse gases absorb and hold heat.
the concentration of these gases increased from approximately 278 ppm (parts per million
Explore the history and interpretations of the Equestrian Statue commissioned in 1925 to stand on the steps of the Museum, on NYC-owned property.
ON THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT] NARRATOR: Each year, nearly 5 million
