Our World in Data - Climate Change Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-02-17T04:55:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie’s new book, “Clearing the Air”, is out now in the US and Canada https://ourworldindata.org/hannah-ritchies-new-book-clearing-the-air-will-be-published-in-north-america-on-february-17th 2026-02-17T04:55:00.000Z Charlie Giattino
]]> Explore updated data on greenhouse gas emissions and their climate impacts https://ourworldindata.org/explore-updated-data-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-their-climate-impacts 2026-01-16T14:33:00.000Z Pablo Rosado
]]> Hannah Ritchie received an award for her climate change communication from the UN office in the Czech Republic https://ourworldindata.org/hannah-ritchie-received-an-award-for-her-climate-change-communication-from-the-un-office-in-the-czech-republic 2025-12-03T17:59:00.000Z Charlie Giattino
]]> Watch Hannah Ritchie talk about her new book on climate change, Clearing the Air https://ourworldindata.org/watch-hannah-ritchie-talk-about-her-new-book-on-climate-change-clearing-the-air 2025-11-12T14:40:00.000Z Charlie Giattino
]]> Japan’s cherry trees have been blossoming earlier due to warmer spring temperatures https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/japans-cherry-trees-have-been-blossoming-earlier-due-to-warmer-spring-temperatures 2025-04-10T04:00:00.000Z Fiona Spooner
]]> The Arctic is the world’s region that has warmed the most, followed by Europe https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-arctic-is-the-worlds-region-that-has-warmed-the-most-followed-by-europe 2025-04-09T04:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> February was cooler in 2025 than in 2024 — but the long-term trend is still warming https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/february-was-cooler-in-2025-than-in-2024-but-the-long-term-trend-is-still-warming 2025-03-21T04:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> “Cool” years are now hotter than the “warm” years of the past: tracking global temperatures through El Niño and La Niña https://ourworldindata.org/global-temperatures-el-nino-la-nina 2025-03-03T04:00:00.000Z Veronika SamborskaHannah Ritchie
]]> There are huge inequalities in access to air conditioning across the world https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/there-are-huge-inequalities-in-access-to-air-conditioning-across-the-world 2024-12-17T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Global mean sea levels have increased by around 25 centimeters since 1880 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/global-mean-sea-levels-have-increased-by-around-25-centimeters-since-1880 2024-11-19T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Climate change will affect food production, but here are the things we can do to adapt https://ourworldindata.org/climate-change-will-affect-food-production-things-can-adapt 2024-10-28T05:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> How will climate change affect crop yields in the future? https://ourworldindata.org/will-climate-change-affect-crop-yields-future 2024-10-14T05:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Crop yields have increased dramatically in recent decades, but crops like maize would have improved more without climate change https://ourworldindata.org/crop-yields-climate-impact 2024-09-30T08:57:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Every country in the world was warmer in the 2010s than in the 1940s — except Ireland https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/every-country-in-the-world-was-warmer-in-the-2010s-than-in-the-1940s-except-ireland 2024-09-26T05:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Air conditioning causes around 3% of greenhouse gas emissions. How will this change in the future? https://ourworldindata.org/air-conditioning-causes-around-greenhouse-gas-emissions-will-change-future 2024-07-29T06:35:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Climate change does not affect all areas of the globe uniformly https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/climate-change-does-not-affect-all-areas-of-the-globe-uniformly 2024-07-23T05:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> How can the world reduce deaths from extreme heat? https://ourworldindata.org/how-can-the-world-reduce-deaths-from-extreme-heat 2024-07-22T09:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> How many people die from extreme temperatures, and how this could change in the future: Part one https://ourworldindata.org/part-one-how-many-people-die-from-extreme-temperatures-and-how-could-this-change-in-the-future 2024-07-01T08:20:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> How many people die from extreme temperatures, and how this could change in the future: Part two https://ourworldindata.org/part-two-how-many-people-die-from-extreme-temperatures-and-how-could-this-change-in-the-future 2024-07-01T08:10:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Winters have warmed faster than summers in the United States https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/winters-have-warmed-faster-than-summers-in-the-united-states 2024-05-30T06:49:52.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Climate Change https://ourworldindata.org/climate-change 2024-04-15T08:28:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo RosadoVeronika Samborska
]]> February 2024 was the ninth consecutive month of record-high temperatures https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/february-2024-was-the-ninth-consecutive-month-of-record-high-temperatures 2024-03-28T09:13:32.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> More people care about climate change than you think https://ourworldindata.org/climate-change-support 2024-03-25T10:48:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> How much have temperatures risen in countries across the world? https://ourworldindata.org/temperature-anomaly 2024-03-18T10:44:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/climate-action 2023-07-18T14:12:00.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> We teamed up with Kurzgesagt to make a video about climate change: 'Is It Too Late To Stop Climate Change? Well, it's Complicated' https://ourworldindata.org/kurzgesagt-climate-video 2020-09-29T16:10:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> We teamed up with Kurzgesagt to make a video about climate change: 'Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It?' https://ourworldindata.org/climate-kurzgesagt-video 2020-06-22T08:42:13.000Z Hannah Ritchie
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