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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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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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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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2017 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record
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2017 Was the Second Hottest Year on Record

Globally averaged temperatures were 0.90 degrees Celsius (1.62 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the long-term mean.

Published Jan 18, 2018

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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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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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How Warm Was Summer 2010?
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How Warm Was Summer 2010?

2010 was the 4th warmest summer in the 131-year-temperature record. Unusually warm summers in the U.S. and Europe created the impression of global warming run amuck, but extrapolating global trends based on one or two regions can be misleading.

Published Oct 1, 2010

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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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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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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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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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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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North America Swelters in March Heat
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North America Swelters in March Heat

Temperatures were well above the norm for the month, setting records and rising well above the long-term trends.

Published Apr 17, 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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Long-Term Global Warming Trend Continues
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Long-Term Global Warming Trend Continues

2012 ranks among the ten hottest years on record; all ten years have occurred since 1998.

Published Jan 16, 2013

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2008 Global Temperature
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2008 Global Temperature

Calendar year 2008 was the coolest year since 2000, but it was still in the top ten warmest years since the start of record-keeping in 1880. Most of Europe, Russia, and the Arctic were warmer than average, while much of the Pacific Ocean was cooler than usual.

Published Jan 21, 2009

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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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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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Extreme Heat for an Extreme Year
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Extreme Heat for an Extreme Year

In the summer of 2016, extreme heat waves gripped Siberia, the Middle East, and North America.

Published Aug 11, 2016

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2013 Continued the Long-Term Warming Trend
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2013 Continued the Long-Term Warming Trend

The GISS Land-Ocean Temperature Index put 2013 into the top ten warmest years in the global record, even though temperatures in the United States were not much warmer than usual.

Published Jan 22, 2014

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2009 Ends Warmest Decade on Record
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2009 Ends Warmest Decade on Record

These maps illustrate just how much warmer temperatures were in 2009 and the decade (2000-2009) compared to average temperatures recorded between 1951 and 1980.

Published Jan 23, 2010

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