IPCC WGI Interactive Atlas

You are exploring details about a digital tool. If you wish to understand how to apply this tool in teaching and improve your digital skills, we suggest starting with our Educator Guide.

The IPCC WGI interactive atlas is a climate projection visulaization map designed to explore different variables such as temperature or sea level rise over time through different scenarios.

Visit website

• Provides observed and projected climate data 

• Spatial and temporal scale

• Based on the SSPs

• Simple and advanced map available

• Invites curiosity

• Enhances engagement

• Encourages exploration

• Incorporate visual learning, spatial thinking and quantitative skills

• Building skills in interpreting/reading maps

• Building skills in data management, and analysis

Teachers can use Atlas to discuss the gravity of the climate change situation, by designing learning activities that allow learners to interact with different scenarios of climate projections, identify climate impact-drivers, and gain a better understanding of the importance of preserving our planet’s biosphere.

1. Potentially visit this tool's guide

2. Choose the advanced or simple atlas.

3. Create your map of interest by using the selectors on top of the map:

   • 2a) Advanced: DATASET, VARIABLE, QUANTITY&SCENARIO, and SEASON.

   • 2b) Simple: VARIABLE, QUANTITY&SCENARIO, and SEASON.

4. Play around/explore

Get familiar with the tool before using it in class. Students have to be familiar with the SSPs and understand the different factors, how they vary, and how they play a role in the outcome.