This visualization shows a running five-year average global temperature, as compared to a baseline average global temperature from 1951-1980 and underlines how Earth continues to experience warmer temperatures than several decades ago.
NASA scientists say 2013 tied for the seventh warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998, the 10 warmest years in the 133-year record all have occurred since 2000, with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the hottest years on record.
