Keeping government data publicly available helps the process of science proceed

Here's an update on a previous post about Earth's climate...  

A 2016 blog post about the most recent record setting temperature record on the Lyncean Group of San Diego website commended NOAA and NASA for their openness sharing the data on which their analysis was based.

The visualization below from NASA illustrates Earth’s long-term warming trend, showing temperature changes from 1880 to 2015 as a rolling five-year average. Orange colors represent temperatures that are warmer than the 1951-80 baseline average, and blues represent temperatures cooler than the baseline.  Free access to this data allows all citizens to discuss the concerns of global climate change. 

source: https://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20160120/

This data and these discussions are critical in the search to find the truths about our world that scientists seek.