Navigate the map to discover glaciers worldwide. Select a warming scenario to see how projected extinction years shift under different futures. Hover over a glacier for a quick summary, or click it to explore its full profile — including area, elevation range, and projected extinction timing across scenarios. Use the 3D button to tilt into a terrain view.
Visualising Climate 2026 — Conference
A global conference on climate data visualization, storytelling, and science. Bologna, Italy • 4–6 November 2026.
Wildlife destruction 'not a slippery slope but a series of cliff edges'
New study finds ocean ecosystems likely to collapse in 2020s and land species in 2040s unless global warming stemmed
We only have 8 years left before: deglaciation of W. Antarctica begins 80% of coral reefs die Arctic sea ice disappears world crops fail simultaneously 40% of N. American birds go extinct rainforest collapse is locked in The planet you think you're living on no longer exists.
We only have 8 years left before:deglaciation of W. Antarctica begins80% of coral reefs dieArctic sea ice disappearsworld crops fail simultaneously40% of N. American birds go extinctrainforest collapse is locked inThe planet you think you're living on no longer exists.— Ben See (@ClimateBen) January 25, 2020
Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View (Published 2022)
There's plenty of bad news. But thanks to real progress, we're headed toward a less apocalyptic future.
A recent doubling of global warming rate signals a 1.5 °C breach by 2028
Timely and accurate projections of when global warming will exceed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C threshold are essential for effective climate policy. Existing estimates place this exceedance in the early 2030 s but carry substantial uncertainty. Here we analyze the latest observational temperature records through 2025 and identify a statistically significant doubling of the global warming rate during 2011–2025 (0.40 °C per decade) compared to 1971–2025 (0.20 °C per decade). Extrapolating this accelerated rate projects a crossing of the 1.5 °C threshold by 2028, nearly a decade earlier than previous estimates. Regional analyses attribute this acceleration primarily to intensified warming over East Asia–the North Pacific, mid-latitude Eurasia, and the South Atlantic–Antarctic regions. The ensemble mean of 26 climate models fails to capture the observed doubling of the warming rate, simulating a rate of only 0.29 °C per decade. These findings suggest a narrower window remains to limit warming to 1.5 °C, underscoring the urgency for rapid and substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
Chart of the day: Scientists slam emissions reduction "flatline," say warming overshoot imminent
The world's carbon emissions will be slightly lower than 2025 but you have to squint to see the difference.
Chart of the day: Scientists slam emissions reduction "flatline," say warming overshoot imminent
The world's carbon emissions will be slightly lower than 2025 but you have to squint to see the difference.
The Latest Data on El Niño Is a Looming Nightmare
The planet hasn't seen a historic El Niño since the 1870s. With one on the horizon, experts are already bracing for impact.
How Climate Migration Will Reshape America (Published 2020)
Millions will be displaced in the coming decades by fires, hurricanes, extreme heat and rising seas. Where will they go?
On the Extinction Risk from Artificial Intelligence
In this report, RAND researchers examine the threat of human extinction posed by artificial intelligence (AI). Using a scenario-based analysis to evaluate three technologies — nuclear weapons, pathogens, and geoengineering — they found that it would be immensely challenging for AI to create an extinction threat, although they could not rule out the possibility. They identify risk indicators and make recommendations to mitigate future risk.
Future warming events will outdo the extreme heat waves of the recent past, new study finds
The extreme heat waves we have seen over the last few years may only serve as a preview of what is to come as a result of climate change. A new study led by researcher Philipp Aglas-Leitner from Freie ...
A Blackened Ecology for the End of the Summer
Every summer in the past 16 years Europe and North America—and not only—is affected by global warming evident through the heat waves and wildfires they experience while research from the past decad…
Climate doom may discourage climate action, but there’s a way to counter it
One way to guard against misinformation is to empower people to identify climate doom in the first place.
Political Scenarios for Climate Disaster - Dissent Magazine
In the Global North we often act as if our future will be a warmer version of today: liberal capitalism, plus flood insurance, minus coral reefs. That future is a fantasy.
Canada's National Observer (@nationalobserver.com)
Canada's National Observer delivers vital reporting on the defining crisis of our time: climate change. Through rigorous investigation and compelling storytelling, we expose the forces shaping Canada's climate future. www.nationalobserver.com/subscribe
