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© 2009 JupiterImages Corporation
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Design by Adrian Apodaca, National Science Foundation.

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David Cappaert, Bugwood.org; © University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; © 2009 JupiterImages Corporation.
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© 2009 JupiterImages Corporation; Jeffrey Kietzmann, National Science Foundation; © Forrest Brem, courtesy of NatureServe; Digital Vision, Getty Images.
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Jim Laundre, Arctic LTER; © 2009 JupiterImages Corporation; Lynn Betts, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Peter West, National Science Foundation.
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David Gochis © University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; © University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.

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- Butterfly image
  NSF-funded researchers are studying the impacts of climate change on the well-known annual cycle of the monarch butterfly.
  Credit: David Cappaert, Bugwood.org
- Sky image
  NSF-funded 'sky' research includes studies of physical and chemical atmospheric phenomena. Computational models of atmospheric processes allow researchers to predict what the climate of the future might be like.
  Credit: © 2009 JupiterImages Corporation
- Breaking wave image
  NSF-funded 'sea' researchers study the ocean's composition, currents, ecosystems and atmospheric interactions. The seafloor is an important source of information about Earth's climatic past; layers of sediment contain a wealth of information about the sea and atmospheric conditions that were present when the sediment layers were first deposited.
  Credit: Digital Vision, Getty Images
- Ice image
  NSF-funded 'ice' researchers study Earth's cryosphere, which includes both polar regions as well as high-altitude glaciers and snow cover on Earth's landmasses. Ice and snow play a critical role in Earth's climate system.
  Credit: Jeffrey Kietzmann, National Science Foundation
- Tractor in field image
  NSF-funded 'land' research includes studies on land use and how changing land use affects the global carbon cycle.
  Credit: Lynn Betts, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Frog image
  The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) is a member of the harlequin frogs (Genus: Atelopus). Scientists estimate that about 67 species of harlequin frogs have gone extinct due to fungus outbreaks. Evidence links these outbreaks with climate change.
  Credit: © Forrest Brem, courtesy of NatureServe
- Cars image
  Human activities, including the use of fossil fuels in automobiles, are responsible for an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the last 250 years.
  Credit: © 2009 JupiterImages Corporation