Global Climate Dashboard

Tracking climate change and natural variability over time

Since 1979, the extent of ice covering the Arctic Ocean at the end of summer has shrunk nearly 45 percent.

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Atmospheric carbon dioxide has risen more than 50 percent since people began burning fossil fuels for energy.

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The glaciers in a key reference network lost an average thickness of just over 100 feet between 1970 and 2025.

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The heating influence of all human-produced greenhouse gases was 54 percent higher in 2024 than it was in 1990.

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The oceans have absorbed about 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases from 1971–2020. All depths of the ocean are warming.

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Sea level has risen 8-9 inches since 1880, and the rate of increase has accelerated over the satellite era.

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Northern Hemisphere June snow cover has shrunk by 14.6 percent per decade.

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The sun’s activity during the most recent complete cycle was among the lowest in a century.

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Earth's temperature has risen about 2 °F (1.1 ˚C) since the start of the NOAA record in 1850.

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Browse News & Features

Like a popular science magazine, News & Features offers stories, images, and videos for the science-interested public. From blogs, to FAQs, to long-read features, this section offers a deep dive into climate science and how climate change and variability affect what matters to us.

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Explore Maps & Data

Access to common climate maps, data, and tools. Search a dataset catalog, check the status of key environmental indicators with the Global Climate Dashboard, or browse the Data Snapshots collection to locate publication-quality images to grab and re-use.

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Teach Climate

Climate.gov’s Teaching Climate section offers reviewed learning activities and curriculum materials, multimedia resources, and professional development opportunities for formal and informal educators who want to incorporate climate into their work.

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Build Resilience

A sister site to Climate.gov, the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit provides a central repository of climate and environmental data, tools, resources, expertise, and case studies geared toward improving our nation’s capacity to adapt to a variable and changing climate.

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