The past five years have been the warmest of the past 140 years.
Published Jan 15, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Water Human Presence Remote Sensing Temperature Extremes
The planet’s average surface temperature has risen about 1.1°C (2.0°F) since the late 19th century.
Published Jan 19, 2017
Globally averaged temperatures were 0.90 degrees Celsius (1.62 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the long-term mean.
Published Jan 18, 2018
July 2017 was statistically tied with July 2016 as the warmest month in 137 years of modern record-keeping.
Published Aug 22, 2017
Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño and obliterated previous records.
Published Jan 21, 2016
The average global temperature has increased by about 0.8°Celsius since 1880, and two-thirds of the warming occurred after 1975.
Published Dec 10, 2010
April to September 2014 was the hottest spring and summer in 130 years of recordkeeping. Here’s why that matters, and why it doesn’t.
Published Oct 24, 2014
Almost all land surfaces on the planet experienced unusually warm temperatures.
Published Mar 17, 2016
The GISS Land-Ocean Temperature Index put 2013 into the top ten warmest years in the global record, even though temperatures in the United States were not much warmer than usual.
Published Jan 22, 2014
A NASA research analysis shows how much warmer the Earth has grown compared to an averaged base period from 1951 to 1980.
Published Jan 21, 2014
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