To begin this thread with the news of the 2nd hottest year on record 2019, and last decade the warmest on record.
Global warming is in full bore.2019 is the second warmest in recorded history, and the decade is the warmest in recorded history.
Source: Earth Had Its Second Warmest Year in Recorded History in 2019
Earth Had Its Second Warmest Year in Recorded History in 2019
The six warmest years in recorded history have been the past six: 2014–2019
By Jeff Masters on January 15, 2020
Earth Had Its Second Warmest Year in Recorded History in 2019
Burnt trees are seen in Mallacoota, Australia, on January 15, 2020, after Australia experienced its hottest and driest year on record in 2019, setting the stage for devastating wildfires. Credit: Luis AscuiGetty Images
Earth had its second warmest year on record in 2019, just 0.04°C behind 2016, said NOAA and NASA on January 15. Global ocean temperatures and global land temperatures were both the second warmest on record. Global satellite-measured temperatures in 2019 for the lowest 8 km of the atmosphere were the third warmest or second warmest in the 42-year record, according to the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) and RSS, respectively.
By continent, here are the 2019 temperature rankings:
Australia (and Oceania): warmest year on record
Europe: 2nd warmest
South America: 2nd warmest
Asia: 3rd warmest
Africa: 3rd warmest
North America: 14th warmest
Global warming is in full bore.2019 is the second warmest in recorded history, and the decade is the warmest in recorded history.
Source: Earth Had Its Second Warmest Year in Recorded History in 2019
Earth Had Its Second Warmest Year in Recorded History in 2019
The six warmest years in recorded history have been the past six: 2014–2019
By Jeff Masters on January 15, 2020
Earth Had Its Second Warmest Year in Recorded History in 2019
Burnt trees are seen in Mallacoota, Australia, on January 15, 2020, after Australia experienced its hottest and driest year on record in 2019, setting the stage for devastating wildfires. Credit: Luis AscuiGetty Images
Earth had its second warmest year on record in 2019, just 0.04°C behind 2016, said NOAA and NASA on January 15. Global ocean temperatures and global land temperatures were both the second warmest on record. Global satellite-measured temperatures in 2019 for the lowest 8 km of the atmosphere were the third warmest or second warmest in the 42-year record, according to the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) and RSS, respectively.
By continent, here are the 2019 temperature rankings:
Australia (and Oceania): warmest year on record
Europe: 2nd warmest
South America: 2nd warmest
Asia: 3rd warmest
Africa: 3rd warmest
North America: 14th warmest
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