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This year we have seen enormous momentum in people coming together all over the world to take action for the climate.
2014 was the hottest year on record. Countless people all over the world felt the reality of climate change.
Rising Temperatures
NOAA: Land and Ocean Temperature Anomaly, Relative to 20th Century Average (Jun–Oct)
Global temperatures have been rising sharply in the past two decades.
The 10 hottest years on record have all been after 2002, with 2014 setting the new record.
Source: Climate Central
In numbers: Highlights of 2014
400,000 People
Estimated, at the NYC People's Climate March
162 Countries
had People's Climate Events
$50 Billion
Divested from Fossil Fuel Companies
181 Institutions
Pledged to divest from Fossil Fuels, including cities, churches, universities, and more
8 Coal Ships
Stopped by the Pacific Climate Warriors canoe blockade
4 years
Amount of time the Keystone XL pipeline has been stopped in its tracks
In numbers: The Bad News
65 %
Percentage of the planet's carbon budget we've used
5 Hurricanes
Category-5 storms in the Pacific this year
460 People
killed when catastrophic flooding hit parts of India and Pakistan
16.7 Million
Olympic swimming pools' worth of water California needs to recover from multi-year drought
8 Sq. Miles
Land purchased in Fiji by Kiribati, in order to move its entire population to avoid rising sea levels
Headlines & News Coverage
THE BAD
Sao Paulo Drought Leaves Brazil's Biggest City Desperate For Water Huffington Post Balkan flood devastation 'exceeds war damage' Al Jazeera California’s 'Hot Drought' Ranks Worst in at Least 1,200 Years Bloomberg Carbon Dioxide Levels Rocketed to an Apex in April — and It's Not Stopping Mashable