Climate Data Explorer
Interactive visualizations of Earth's key climate indicators sourced from NASA GISS, NOAA, NSIDC, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Data reflects peer-reviewed scientific measurements spanning five decades.
Data Sources
Global surface temperature analysis combining land and ocean measurements since 1880.
Continuous atmospheric CO₂ measurements at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii since 1958.
Satellite altimetry data from TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1/2/3, and Sentinel-6 missions.
Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extent and area from passive microwave satellite data.
US weather and climate events causing $1B+ in damages, tracking trends since 1980.
Comprehensive scientific assessment of climate change, impacts, and response options.
According to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6, 2021–2022), human-induced climate change is already affecting every region on Earth. Global surface temperature has increased by approximately 1.1°C since the pre-industrial period (1850–1900). Each of the last four decades has been successively warmer than any decade that preceded it since 1850. The rate of sea level rise has nearly tripled since 1993. Arctic sea ice area has decreased at a rate of approximately 13% per decade since 1979. Limiting warming to 1.5°C requires rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, transport, and industry.