▁to ▁burst ▁out ward ▁toward ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁animation ", ▁Haw kins ▁described ▁how ▁sul f ate ▁a eros ols ▁no ▁longer ▁counter act ed ▁the ▁war ming ▁effect ▁green house ▁g ases ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁noted ▁how ▁strong ▁El ▁Ni ño ▁events ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁lead ▁to ▁higher ▁temperature ▁plate aus ▁more ▁recently . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁climate ▁spir al ▁port rayed ▁data ▁from ▁Had CR UT 4 . 4 ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁graph ing ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 - 1 9 0 0 ▁mean ▁temperature , ▁the ▁same ▁pre - indust rial ▁global ▁average ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁IP CC ▁Fif th ▁Ass ess ment ▁Report . ▁ ▁App lications ▁and ▁influence ▁ ▁Three ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁climate ▁spir al ▁was ▁published , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁an ▁article ▁on ▁the ▁U . S ▁Department ▁of ▁State ' s ▁Share America ▁website , ▁not ing ▁the ▁" comp elling " ▁graph ic ▁" sh ows ▁just ▁how ▁fast " ▁" world ▁temper atures ▁are ▁spir aling ▁up ward ". ▁ ▁A ▁climate ▁spir al ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁short list ▁for ▁the ▁Kant ar ▁Information ▁is ▁Beautiful ▁Awards ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁