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Rising Temperatures: A Month Versus a Decade
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Rising Temperatures: A Month Versus a Decade

April to September 2014 was the hottest spring and summer in 130 years of recordkeeping. Here’s why that matters, and why it doesn’t.

Published Oct 24, 2014

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Global Warming Mapped
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Global Warming Mapped

The average global temperature has increased by about 0.8°Celsius since 1880, and two-thirds of the warming occurred after 1975.

Published Dec 10, 2010

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Another Hot July
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Another Hot July

July 2017 was statistically tied with July 2016 as the warmest month in 137 years of modern record-keeping.

Published Aug 22, 2017

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Record Warmth in February
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Record Warmth in February

Almost all land surfaces on the planet experienced unusually warm temperatures.

Published Mar 17, 2016

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2019 Was the Second Warmest Year on Record
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2019 Was the Second Warmest Year on Record

The past five years have been the warmest of the past 140 years.

Published Jan 15, 2020

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2014 Was the Warmest Year in the Modern Record
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2014 Was the Warmest Year in the Modern Record

Separate analyses by NASA and NOAA agree that the past year was hotter than any other since 1880. The ten warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000.

Published Jan 17, 2015

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Global Temperature Anomaly, 1880–2013
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Global Temperature Anomaly, 1880–2013

A NASA research analysis shows how much warmer the Earth has grown compared to an averaged base period from 1951 to 1980.

Published Jan 21, 2014

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2018 Was the Fourth Warmest Year, Continuing Long Warming Trend
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2018 Was the Fourth Warmest Year, Continuing Long Warming Trend

The past five years have been the warmest years in the modern record, and 18 of the 19 warmest years have occurred since 2000.

Published Feb 6, 2019

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Temperature Anomalies, Winter 2009-2010
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Temperature Anomalies, Winter 2009-2010

Northern Hemisphere winter 2009–2010 temperatures were unusually cold across much of the United States, Canada, and Europe compared to previous winters this decade, while Greenland, North Africa, and the Middle East were warmer than usual.

Published Mar 25, 2010

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2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record
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2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record

Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño and obliterated previous records.

Published Jan 21, 2016

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Global Temperature Record Broken for Third Consecutive Year
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Global Temperature Record Broken for Third Consecutive Year

The planet’s average surface temperature has risen about 1.1°C (2.0°F) since the late 19th century.

Published Jan 19, 2017

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Mapping the Hot Summer
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Mapping the Hot Summer

July 2012 was the world’s 4th hottest July recorded since 1880.

Published Aug 17, 2012

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The Hottest Spot on Earth
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The Hottest Spot on Earth

Published Nov 24, 2006

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The Hottest Spot on Earth
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The Hottest Spot on Earth

For five out of seven years studied, the Lut Desert in Iran sweltered like no other place on the planet.

Published Apr 12, 2012

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Different Records, Same Warming Trend
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Different Records, Same Warming Trend

Four independent records are unequivocal: the world has warmed since 1880, and the past decade has been the warmest on record.

Published Jan 14, 2011

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Global Temperature Anomalies: 2007
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Global Temperature Anomalies: 2007

Despite that a moderately strong La Niña event put a chill on the eastern Pacific Ocean, and the Sun was near a low in its 11-year cycle of variability, global average surface temperature in 2007 was still tied for the second warmest year in the instrumental record.

Published Jan 24, 2008

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July 2016 Was the Hottest Month on Record
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July 2016 Was the Hottest Month on Record

The record-warm July continued a streak of ten consecutive months that have set new monthly high-temperature records.

Published Aug 21, 2016

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Cold and Snow
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Cold and Snow

Snow cover and land temperature are connected, but one does not necessarily cause the other. Snow certainly influences how hot or cold the land feels to the touch, and land temperature influences whether or not snow remains on the ground or melts away. But the most obvious global pattern these images demonstrate is not the effect of temperature and snow cover on each other, but the effect of latitude and elevation on each.

Published Dec 30, 2007

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