Animated globe of global winds, ocean currents and air pollution
earth.nullschool.net, created by Cameron Beccario, shows wind, ocean currents, waves, temperature and pollutants as flowing animated lines on a globe. Data comes from NOAA's GFS model and other public datasets and refreshes every few hours.
It is one of the most shared map visualisations ever made and still one of the clearest ways to see how the atmosphere moves.
earth.nullschool is especially useful for weather watchers, students and map lovers.
Yes. earth.nullschool is free to use.
No. You can open the map and use it without signing up.
The data is refreshed every day.
NOAA GFS, OSCAR currents and other public datasets.
Yes. The website works well in a phone browser.
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