Mapping Global Warming

Every twelvemonth the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issues a study on the solid soil of the global climate. The WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate inward 2016 (PDF) reports that 2016 was the warmest twelvemonth on record. The disputation likewise reports that globally averaged sea-surface temperatures were likewise the warmest on record; global bounding main levels continued to rise; in addition to Arctic sea-ice extent was good below average for well-nigh of the year.

This twelvemonth the WMO has released a summary of some of the annual statement's findings on the global climate inward the course of teaching of an Esri Story Map. The Highlights of Global Climate 2016 map non entirely provides a summary of some of the annual statement's master copy findings it likewise visualizes global warming anomalies to a greater extent than or less the globe using an interactive map.

If y'all click on the map y'all tin sack sentiment how much temperatures rose at that place inward 2016. As y'all scroll through the Highlights of Global Climate 2016 the story map likewise takes y'all on a tour, providing a summary, of the temperature anomalies inward each of the major regions of the world.