This visualisation by NASA shows monthly global temperature anomalies (changes from an average) between the years 1880 and 2022 in degrees celsius. Whites and blues indicate cooler temperatures, while oranges and reds show warmer temperatures. As you can see, global temperatures have warmed as time has progressed, due to the burning of coal oil and gas. This has already created devastating consequences right across the globe. We urgently need to get our emissions plummeting this decade, to prote

How do Australian climate trends compare to what’s happening around the world? The warming we’re seeing in Australia is consistent with global trends. In fact, 2015 was the warmest year on record for the globe since reliable global records began in 1880. Find out more in State of the Climate 2016: http://bom.is/41ce12. | Bureau of Meteorology