Data & Resources — Climate Sentinel Foundation

Live data & open resources

The climate, in real numbers.

Interactive dashboards drawn from the world's authoritative climate data sources — Mauna Loa, NASA, WRI, IUCN, and Global Mangrove Watch. Explore the indicators that define our environmental moment.

CO₂ Emissions Satellite Data El Niño Cycle Mangroves Biodiversity Water & Floods

Module 01

The Keeling Curve, live.

Since March 1958, the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric CO₂ continuously — producing the longest direct record of atmospheric carbon on Earth. The curve has only risen.

In May 2025 the seasonal peak crossed 430 ppm for the first time in over two million years. The pre-industrial baseline was 280 ppm.

429.4

ppm · 2026 avg

+53%

vs pre-industrial

+2.5

ppm / yr growth

Source · NOAA Global Monitoring Lab & Scripps CO₂ Program

Mauna Loa CO₂ · 1958–2026

MonthlyTrend2026 peak

Why it mattersCO₂ is the clearest real-time signal of whether the planet is on track. Every ppm added is a climate commitment lasting centuries.

Earth Observation Network

Active orbiters

OCO-2 / OCO-3 · NASA

Orbiting Carbon Observatory

Maps atmospheric CO₂ globally at city-level resolution, identifying sources and sinks.

Active2014→

Sentinel-5P · ESA

Atmospheric pollutants

Measures NO₂, methane, SO₂, and aerosols globally at 7×3.5 km resolution.

Active2017→

Landsat 9 · NASA/USGS

Surface temperature

Thermal mapping for urban heat, deforestation, and glacier retreat at 30 m.

Active2021→

MethaneSAT · EDF

Methane tracker

Targeted methane-leak detection across oil & gas basins. Public open data.

Active2024→

Module 02

Eyes from above.

More than 950 active Earth-observation satellites now circle the planet — measuring carbon plumes, surface temperatures, sea levels, vegetation health, and atmospheric chemistry in near real-time.

This is the data layer that makes modern climate science possible. Every wildfire, methane plume, and disappearing glacier is now visible from orbit.

950+

Active EO satellites

90%

Earth observed daily

Source · NASA · ESA · NOAA · EDF MethaneSAT

Module 03

The El Niño cycle.

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most powerful natural climate signal on Earth — a periodic warming of the equatorial Pacific that reshapes weather, fisheries, and agriculture across continents.

The 2023–24 El Niño was among the strongest ever recorded, helping push global temperatures past 1.5 °C for the first time on an annual basis.

+2.0°C

2023 ONI peak

"super" events since 1950

Source · NOAA Climate Prediction Center · ONI Index

Oceanic Niño Index · 1950–2025

El NiñoLa Niña

Reading the chartBars above the zero line (warm) are El Niño events; below (cool) are La Niña. The four labelled events are the strongest "super El Niños" on record.

Global Mangrove Watch · Distribution

Active mangrove zone

Region

Sundarbans

Mangrove area

10,000 km²

Loss since 1996

14%

Module 04

The 10× carbon ecosystem.

Mangroves store up to ten times more carbon per hectare than terrestrial forests — buried deep in waterlogged sediment that locks it away for millennia. They also defend coastlines, nurse fisheries, and harbour extraordinary biodiversity.

And we have lost a quarter of them since 1980. Click any zone on the map to explore regional data.

147K

km² remaining

10×

vs forest carbon

−25%

loss since 1980

Source · Global Mangrove Watch · UN-WCMC

Module 05

The sixth mass extinction.

For the first time in 65 million years, a single species — ours — is driving a global extinction event. Background extinction rates are running 100–1,000× faster than the geological norm.

The IUCN Red List now assesses more than 169,000 species, over 46,300 of which are threatened. Monitored vertebrate populations have declined an average of 69% since 1970.

46.3K

threatened species

−69%

vertebrate decline

1M+

at risk of extinction

Source · IUCN Red List · WWF Living Planet · IPBES

Most-threatened groups & Red List status

% threatened

AmphibiansFrogs · Salamanders

41%

Reef coralsHermatypic species

44%

Sharks & raysChondrichthyes

37%

ConifersPines · Firs · Cedars

34%

Mammals4,800+ assessed

26%

Birds11,000+ species

13%

IUCN Red List · all species~169,000 assessed

Critical

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threat.

Least concern

WRI Aqueduct · Water Risk

Flood riskWater stress

Coastal flood risk

Extreme water stress

Adequate supply

Module 06

Water on the edge.

WRI Aqueduct measures water risk on a fine grid across every river basin on Earth. The signal is stark: a quarter of the world's population lives under extremely high water stress, and 4 billion face severe scarcity at least one month a year.

Meanwhile, sea-level rise and intensifying storms push coastal flood exposure higher. By 2030, an estimated 1.6 billion people will live in 100-year flood zones.

25%

under extreme stress

in monthly scarcity

1.6B

in flood zones by 2030

Source · WRI Aqueduct 4.0 · World Resources Institute

External resources

Explore the raw data.

Our research is grounded in the world's authoritative open data sources. Every chart here links back to its origin.

NOAA · Mauna LoaTrends in Atmospheric CO₂The continuous record of atmospheric CO₂ from 1958 to today. Updated daily.Visit source ↗ Scripps · UCSDThe Keeling CurveScripps Oceanography's daily Mauna Loa CO₂ data and visualizations.Visit source ↗ Global Mangrove WatchMangrove AtlasHigh-resolution global mangrove cover, loss, and restoration potential maps.Visit source ↗ WRI AqueductWater Risk AtlasGlobal water stress, drought, and flood risk at sub-basin resolution.Visit source ↗ IUCN Red ListThreatened SpeciesThe world's most comprehensive inventory of extinction risk.Visit source ↗ NASA · Global ClimateClimate Vital SignsSatellite-derived indicators: temperature, sea level, ice, and more.Visit source ↗

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