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ZLabe, 1 month ago to random

Despite the now waning El Niño, the global mean sea surface temperature set a new record for the month of March this year...

Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data (https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.noaa.ersst.v5.html). Methods detailed in https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0836.1.

ZLabe, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

Last month's total #Arctic sea ice volume averaged the 4th lowest on record for the month of March...

See more at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-volumethickness/

ZLabe, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

My #Arctic sea-ice thickness and volume graphics are updated for March 2024 using PIOMAS data: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-volumethickness/ #SciComm #DataViz #OpenScience #OpenData

ZLabe, 1 month ago to random

March 2024 is now the 10th consecutive month of new global temperature records 🔥

More info on March's climate summary from ECMWF ERA5 data: https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-march-2024

Orthographic map showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in March 2024 relative to a 1981-2010 baseline using ERA5 data. This visualization shows Australia, Antarctica, and Asia. Most areas are warmer than average.

ZLabe, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

Have a great rest of your week! Here's your Monday's ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 14th lowest on record (JAXA data)...

• about 110,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 290,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 820,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,300,000 km² below the 1980s mean

More plots: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

ZLabe, 1 month ago to random

Another visualization design showing changes in monthly atmospheric global methane (CH₄; potent greenhouse gas) - just updated through all of 2023

Data from https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends_ch4/

ZLabe, 1 month ago to random

Last month continued to set another new monthly record (March 2024) for temperature anomalies in the Southern Hemisphere...

Data from https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/dataset/reanalysis-era5-single-levels-monthly-means?tab=overview

ZLabe, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

My monthly #Arctic temperature graphics have been updated for March 2024, which was fairly average across much of the region: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/

ZLabe, 1 month ago to random

🚨 Methane (CH₄; potent greenhouse gas) also reached another preliminary record high value for its latest monthly update (December 2023 - 1932.2 ppb)

December 2022's global methane abundance was 1924.6 ppb. Data freely available from https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends_ch4/

ZLabe, 1 month ago to random

🚨 I have another record to share - carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged a record high of 425.4 ppm in March 2024

10 years ago March averaged about 399.9 ppm

Preliminary data: https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/

ZLabe, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

Enjoy your weekend! Here's your Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 15th lowest on record (JAXA data)...

• about 150,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 240,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 780,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,240,000 km² below the 1980s mean

Other plots: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

ZLabe, 1 month ago to random

Monitoring Earth's rising temperature and variability along the way - updated through March 2024 📈

• Visualization available at https://zacklabe.com/climate-change-indicators/

ZLabe, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through March 2024

• Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 45/46=coldest (blue)
• Download visual: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/
• Data from: https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.reanalysis.html

ZLabe, 1 month ago to random

While most of the region surrounding the sea ice edge is experiencing above average sea surface temperatures as of March 2024, the record ocean warmth globally has not been clearly observed in the Arctic region.

Data from https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.noaa.oisst.v2.highres.html

ZLabe, 1 month ago to random

The largest negative anomalies of Antarctic sea ice concentration in March 2024 were observed near the Ross Sea sector.

Data from https://nsidc.org/data/g02202/versions/4. Concentration = fraction of sea ice in a location.