The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for May 2016 was the highest for May in the 137-year period of record, at 0.87°C (1.57°F) above the 20th century average of 14.8°C (58.6°F), besting the previous record set in 2015 by 0.02°C (0.04°F). May 2016 marks the 13th consecutive month a monthly global temperature record has been broken—the longest such streak since global temperature records began in 1880.
Global Temperature Records
2016 was the third year in a row to set the average global temperature record. Of the 17 hottest years, 16 have occurred since 2000. The five hottest years have all occurred since 2010. Read the complete global temperature analysis for 2016 by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
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Gwynne Dyer: Climate change: you’re getting warmer — The Telegram
If you spend a lot of time talking to scientists about climate change, there’s one word you’ll hear time and time again, and yet it’s hardly ever mentioned in the public discussion of climate change. The word is “non-linear.”
February breaks global temperature records by ‘shocking’ amount — The Guardian
February smashed a century of global temperature records by “stunning” margin, according to data released by NASA. The unprecedented leap led scientists, usually wary of highlighting a single month’s temperature, to label the new record a “shocker” and warn of a “climate emergency.”
2015 Was Hottest Year in Historical Record, Scientists Say — New York Times
Scientists reported Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in the historical record by far, breaking a mark set only the year before — a burst of heat that has continued into the new year and is roiling weather patterns all over the world. “The whole system is warming up, relentlessly,” said Gerald A. Meehl, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo.
As planet warms, the world’s lakes are heating up even faster — The Washington Post
Lakes around the world are growing rapidly warmer, according to a new scientific study that warns of potential consequences ranging from depleted fisheries to harmful algae blooms that kill fish and contaminate water supplies for cities large and small.
Africa is set to Burn — Media Advisory from Friends of the Earth Africa
The Paris draft agreement says its purpose is to limit global warming to ‘well below’ 2 degrees and to ‘pursue efforts’ to limit it to 1.5 degrees. But it cuts all links with the means of doing this and in reality puts the world on track for 3 to 4 degrees warming. That means 5 to 8 degrees warming for Africa with terrible heatwaves, droughts and floods.
Climate scientists say 2015 on track to be warmest year on record — The Guardian
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says first half of year was warmest ever and Earth experienced hottest June The Earth experienced its hottest June and the hottest first half of the year since records began, according to scientists. Off-the-charts heat is “getting to be a monthly thing”, said Jessica Blunden, …
You can’t deny global warming after seeing this graph — Washington Post
The period 2000-2010 was the warmest decade on record since modern meteorological records began around 1850.
This heat wave and climate change – News Release from NC WARN
Three straight days of record highs in much of North Carolina remind us that it’s a little hotter lately. But is it climate change?
Heat Waves and Climate Change – The Associated Press
NOAA: In general, both daytime and nighttime temperature increases “are consistent with what we would expect in a greenhouse-warmed world.”