A new graphic boils down 166 years of data into a stunning 15-second animation that shows just how quickly global warming is spiraling out of control.

Ed Hawkins, a British climate scientist from the University of Reading, created the graphic to illustrate how global average temperature has changed since 1850.

Click here for animation to start

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