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THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE
2015 was the hottest year since
records began. But what’s driving
this change? NASA might have the
definitive answer. The Goddard
Institute for Space Studies has built a
climate change model that allows
them to isolate potential culprits and
estimate their contributions. We’ve
plotted their data below to illustrate
how natural variables like volcanic
activity and solar variations compare
with man-made factors.
WHAT’S WARMING
UP THE PLANET?
DATA SOURCE: DATA .GISS.NASA .GOV/MODELE
Illustration: Valerio Pellegrini
GRAPHIC SCIENCE