Earth ID: 3375

Five-Year Average Global Temperature Anomalies from 1881 to 2006

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on September 25, 2006

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Because of a rapid warming trend over the past 30 years, the Earth is now reaching and passing through the warmest levels seen in the last 12,000 years. This color-coded map shows a progression of changing global surface temperatures from 1881 to 2006, the warmest ranked year on record.

Animation of global temperature anomalies from 1881 to 2006 taken as a five-year moving average. Dark blue indicates areas cooler than average. Dark red indicates areas warmer than average. This animation is annotated with the year that ends the five-year time span used in calculating the moving average.

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http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/world_warmth.html

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2006/world_warmth.html

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Animator
James Hansen Ph.D. (NASA/GSFC GISS): Scientist
Makiko Sato Ph.D. (NASA/GSFC GISS): Scientist
Reto A. Ruedy Ph.D. (NASA/GSFC GISS): Scientist
Ken Lo Ph.D. (NASA/GSFC GISS): Scientist
David Lea Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Barbara): Scientist
Martin Medina-Elizade (University of California, Santa Barbara): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Data provided by Robert B. Schmunk (NASA/GSFC GISS)

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Data Used:

GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP)/GISTEMP

Model - NASA/GISS - 1880 - 2006

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This item is part of this series:
Global Temperature Anomalies

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SVS >> Global Warming
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