Surface Temperature Anomalies

estimate of global surface temperature change

Land-Surface Air Temperature Anomalies

FEBRUARY 1998 — Super El Niño

It made this year exceptionally warm and not clearly exceeded until 2014

1.5˚C

1˚C

1930 — Human population

It reached two billion

0.5˚C

0˚C

1989 — Carbon emissions

Carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning and industry reached six billion tonnes per year

-0.5˚C

-1˚C

1927 — Carbon emissions

Carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning and industry reached one billion tonnes per year

-1.5˚C

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2016

year

Surface Temperature Anomalies

estimate of global surface temperature change

Land-Surface Air Temperature Anomalies

FEBRUARY 1998 — Super El Niño

It made this year exceptionally warm and not clearly exceeded until 2014

1.5˚C

1930 — Human population

It reached two billion

1˚C

0.5˚C

0˚C

1989 — Carbon emissions

Carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning and industry reached six billion tonnes per year

-0.5˚C

-1˚C

1927 — Carbon emissions

Carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning and industry reached one billion tonnes per year

-1.5˚C

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2016

year

Surface Temperature Anomalies

estimate of global surface temperature change

Land-Surface Air Temperature Anomalies

1.5°C

FEBRUARY 1998 — Super El Niño

It made this year exceptionally warm and not clearly exceeded until 2014

1°C

0.5°C

0°C

-0.5°C

1927 — Carbon emissions

Carbon emissions from

fossil fuel burning and

industry reached one billion tonnes per year

-1°C

-1.5°C

1880

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000