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Monarch butterfly open its wings amid the flowers.

Now's a good time to plant a butterly garden!

Check on Earth's health today.

Photo of finished seed paper greeting cards.

Make your own recycled plantable paper!

Boy tries to get water from nearly dry well in northern India.

Satellites show groundwater drying up in India.

Tour the BIG QUESTIONS.

Plant a mini-garden.

Hit the right barrel as you sort.

Planet Health Report

Air Temperature Sea Ice Sea Level

Earth's atmosphere now has 395 parts of carbon dioxide for every million parts of air.

What does this number mean?

Earth's global average temperature is 1.3º hotter than it was in 1895.

Why is this small number a big deal?

The area of the Arctic Ocean covered by sea ice is only 66% as large at the end of summer 2009 as in 1979.

What is happening to the ice?

The global average sea level has risen 2 inches in the past 17 years.

What if it keeps rising this fast?

Climate Time Machine

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Climate Tales

Will our heroes ever find their way home?

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