Climate scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading | IPCC AR6 Lead Author | MBE | Views own | https://edhawkins.org
Warming Stripes: http://www.ShowYourStripes.info
Edward Hawkins is a British climate scientist who is Professor of climate science at the University of Reading, principal research scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), editor of Climate Lab Book blog and lead scientist for the Weather Rescue citizen science project. He is known for his data visualizations of climate change for the general public such as warming stripes and climate spirals. .. more
50 years after the extreme summer for the UK and Ireland, what can we still learn?
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...
These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?
Reposted by Du Toit, Gavin A. Schmidt, Ed Hawkins , and 2 more Du Toit, Gavin A. Schmidt, Ed Hawkins, Dana R. Fisher, Andrew Watkins
2025 was the second or third warmest year on record. 2024 remains the warmest.
That makes the past 3 years are the 3 warmest years on record.
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Reposted by David Stott, Clark Gray, Billur Bektaş
Maps of temperature anomalies for each year. The progression to warmer, redder colours is evident over virtually the entire planet.
This 'small multiples' #dataviz approach is effective to show that nowhere is escaping from the warming due to us burning fossil fuels.
Reposted by Patrick A. Jansen, Hisham Zerriffi, Billur Bektaş
The last 3 years really jump out, rather like 2015-6 did when we first produced this graphic back then. Now, 2015-6 looks rather cool...
More on the spiral: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
1.41 HadCRUT5
1.44 Berkeley
1.46 JRA-3Q
1.47 Copernicus
1.53 DCENT-I
NOAA and NASA GISS values will be public at 2pm UK time and but based on already public Jan-Nov data they will likely be between 1.3 and 1.4 degC.
Reposted by Ed Hawkins
New data confirms Earth’s third-warmest year on record, and 11th warmest year in a row.
Created by Prof Ed Hawkins, the 2025 stripes reflect a century of climate science and provide a clear call for climate action.
👉 https://rdg.ac/4sGfjPX
🌡️ 2025 was 3rd warmest year on record, 1.47ºC above the preindustrial level
📈 2023-2025 is the first three year period above 1.5ºC (according to ERA5)
🌍 The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record
See: climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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We await the complete country level data for 2025 which will come from @berkeleyearth.org in due course. NOAA released the USA data today allowing the update. Latest version for the UK also coming tomorrow.
Reposted by Ed Hawkins
We spoke to @edhawkins.org about 2025 being the UK’s warmest year on record, and about the causal chain for changes in climate.
ncas.ac.uk/in-conversat...
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
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Reposted by Benjamin I. Cook
earth.nullschool.net on mobile browsers works fine, but the app is nicer. Full screen display, persistence across sessions, text size that matches device settings. Even landscape works well.
And, like the website: no ads!
Links below ⬇️
Reposted by Norbert Marwan, Ed Hawkins, Tim Woollings , and 2 more Norbert Marwan, Ed Hawkins, Tim Woollings, Michael J. Allen, Maria Abreu
earth.nullschool.net on mobile browsers works fine, but the app is nicer. Full screen display, persistence across sessions, text size that matches device settings. Even landscape works well.
And, like the website: no ads!
Links below ⬇️
Reposted by Rob Marchant, Tuomas Mattila
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