NASAGISS12310

2009 tied for second hottest year on record


NASAGISSHEMIS

In Southern Hemisphere, 2009 hottest year on record


earthsheatanomaly

Earth accumulating heat since 1970s


oceanheatstorage

Ocean storing more heat each year


TempChng50s-2kCopDiag

Mean surface temperature change between 1950s and 20s


recordlowshighs

2000s saw twice as many U.S. record highs as record lows


arctictemps


Warming in Greenland and Arctic amplified as models predict


Antarcticwarming

West Antarctica warming


Dec09tempanoms

A cold December 2009? Depended on where you live (°C)


Jan10anomalyUAH

January 2010 hottest year in satellite record


UAHtempchart

2010 starting off as hottest year on record.
Temperatures at 14,000' from satellites. Each line is a different recent year. The top line ending in a small box is 2010. The heavy line is an average for the last 20 years. Make your own chart here.


Aus1stdecade

2009 second hottest year on record in Australia. 2000-2009 hottest decade.
Jan. 13, 2010: Melbourne has hottest overnight temperature in 108 years.


AussieDecadeTemps

"This suggests an apparent shift in Australia’s climate from one characterised by natural variability
to one increasingly characterised by a trend to warmer temperatures."



koalafire

February 2009: Australia suffers worst drought in history; massive wildfires


westerndroughtmap

Western U.S. drought continues, December 29, 2009



LPinflows

Colorado River inflow to Lake Powell lowest on record (2009=95%)


RockyMTSnow

Western snow melting earlier in spring



westernwildfires

Western wildfire frequency and spring-summer temperatures since 1970


GreenlandIceMassdecline

Greenland losing ice
(Science Magazine; subs. required)



antarcticalosingice

Antarctica losing ice


avgglacierthickness

Mountain glaciers shrinking worldwide


Grinnell1938

Grinnell Glacier, Glacier Nat’l Park, 1938


Grinnell2009

Grinnell Glacier, Glacier Nat’l Park, 2009


Gongotriglacier

Retreat of Gangotri Glacier, one of the largest in the Himalayas, 1780-2001


arcticseaiceshrinking

Arctic Sea Ice shrinking: Arctic Ocean forecast ice-free by 2030, or sooner


obsmodelarcticseaice

Observed vs. modeled Arctic Sea Ice decline
The IPCC was too conservative



archockeystick

Arctic air temperature “hockey stick”


permafrostmeltingchart

Permafrost melting


ArcticCoastline

Arctic shoreline retreating


arcticrivers

Arctic river discharge increasing as ice melts


plantzones

U.S. Plant zones shifting north


NEgrowingseason

Increase in number of days between last and first frosts, US Northeast, 1901-2001
(Red=more days without frost)


CALakeWarming

California lakes warming


Middleastdrought


Drought in Middle East


sea levelriseI

Sea level rising since 1870


slrise93-10

All satellite data and 3-month average


oceanacid

Oceans growing more acidic (more negative pH) between 1700s and 1900s
as atmospheric CO2 rise and more dissolves in the oceans