Show HN: 41 years sea surface temperature anomalies
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- #climate-data
- #sea-surface-temperature
- #ocean-anomalies
- A 41-year timelapse showing daily sea surface temperature anomalies from January 1985 to the present.
- Highlights specific events like Tropical Instability Waves in the equatorial Pacific (August 15, 2010) and the Great Barrier Reef mass bleaching event (March 20, 2016).
- Features phenomena such as the Gulf Stream (August 15, 2023) and Hurricane Katrina's cold wake in the Gulf of Mexico (August 31, 2005).
- Interactive controls allow users to play, pause, step through, adjust speed, reset the view, and switch between flat and globe projections.
- Color scale indicates temperature anomalies ranging from -5°C to +5°C, with data sourced from NOAA Coral Reef Watch's 5km SSTA v3.1 product.