Global Temperature Anomalies from December 2015
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- Visualizations by:
- Lori Perkins
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- Written by:
- Patrick Lynch
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Gavin A. Schmidt
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- Produced by:
- Michelle Handleman
- View full credits
Global temperature data for December 2015, in degrees Fahrenheit, starting with North America and pulling back to reveal the whole world. The December 2015 temperatures are compared to a baseline of the 1951-1980 average temperature. Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower then normal termperatures are shown in blue.
Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Globally-averaged temperatures in 2015 shattered the previous mark set in 2014 by 0.23 degrees Fahrenheit (0.13 Celsius).
Weather dynamics often affect regional temperatures, so not every region on Earth experienced record average temperatures last year. This data visualization of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Global temperature anomalies for December of 2015 show the United States and then zooms out to show the global picture. Temperature anomalies indicate how much warmer or colder it is than normal for a particular place and time.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Data provided by Robert B. Schmunk (NASA/GSFC GISS)
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Data visualizer
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Writer
- Patrick Lynch (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Scientists
- Gavin A. Schmidt (NASA/GSFC GISS) [Lead]
- Reto A. Ruedy (SIGMA Space Partners, LLC.)
- Robert B Schmunk (SIGMA Space Partners, LLC.)
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Producers
- Michelle Handleman (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
- Joy Ng (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Series
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GISTEMP
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