In a recent report, NASA examines how heat was expressed in numerous ways around the globe in 2022. NASA's global temperature analysis uses data from weather stations, Antarctic research stations, and tools positioned on ships and ocean buoys. NASA scientists examine these measurements to account for data uncertainties and to maintain a constant method for determining average global surface temperature differences each year. These ground-based surface temperature measurements are stable with satellite collected data since 2002. NASA uses the 1951-1980 period as a base point to study how earth's climate changes over time. This baseline takes into account seasonal fluctuations in Earth's temperature as well as abnormally hot or cold years. The average temperature any year can be affected by a variety of factors. Since there are many factors that affect the global temperature, it’s important to educate yourself with the full story.
Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions have recovered after a brief decrease in 2020 due to the COVID-19 global epidemic. NASA scientists and international scientists recently determined that carbon dioxide emissions in 2022 will be the highest on record. NASA also identified some super-emitters of methane, another powerful greenhouse gas. Scientists believe that the heating atmosphere and oceans are having an impact on communities all over the world.
NASA’s Earth System Observatory will provide cutting-edge data to illustrate climate modeling, analysis, and predictions, allowing humanity to better deal with our planet's contentious changing climate. The average surface temperature on Earth in 2022 was the 5th warmest on record, tied with 2015. This shows the years 2016-2021 were in cooler years. Earth's temperature in 2022 was 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the average for NASA's baseline period (1951-1980), according to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS).
Tracking the Planet Changing
NASA's global temperature analysis uses data from weather stations, Antarctic research stations, and tools positioned on ships and ocean buoys. NASA scientists examine these measurements to account for data uncertainties and to maintain a constant method for determining average global surface temperature differences each year. These ground-based surface temperature measurements are stable with satellite collected data since 2002. Although the rankings for specific years vary slightly between the records, they are generally consistent and each reflect ongoing long-term warming.
Over the years we are able to see a trend where there are hotter years and colder years which continue to demonstrate there is stability in our global temperatures. To learn more about the full story on climate change, watch the film Global Warning Film to examine the dramatic impacts happening in Canada.
Written By: Jason Levy, The GCMG Agency, Social Media Coordinator