At least 499 US counties have already reached +1.5C warming

The change in average temperature from 1895 to 2021

1895 temp.

2021 temp.

Change

Guardian graphic. Source: Analysis of NOAA temperature data by Brian Brettschneider. Note: The temperature change is calculated using the start and endpoints of the linear regression of the average annual temperatures for the 1895-2021 time range. Temperatures for this time range not available for Alaska or Hawaii.