United States Temperatures on the Rise


According to NOAA's 2021 Annual Climate Report, the combined land and ocean temperature has increased at an average rate of 0.14 degrees Fahrenheit ( 0.08 degrees Celsius) per decade since 1880; however, the average rate of increase since 1981 has been more than twice as fast: 0.32 °F (0.18 °C) per decade.



Projected annual carbon emissions and projected global temperatures chart


GIF of global temperature rising over the past 50 years