Climate change is a touchy subject, and it’s something that we only approach with the utmost deliberation and care.
However, as simple or as light-hearted as it appears at first glance, today’s infographic actually provides an invaluable amount of context on a subject that is often mired in the ugly details of mathematical models, multipliers, and policy implications.
Earth’s Temperature Over 22,000 Years
Today’s infographic from XKCD shows the Earth’s temperature since the last ice age glaciation, which was 22,000 years ago. It was around this time that there were vast ice sheets covering North America, northern Europe, and Asia.
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
