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Planet, California on pace for warmest year on record
The Earth is on track for its warmest year on record, federal scientists said Thursday after temperatures in October climbed to historical highs.
Despite relatively cool weather across much of the United States this year, including big snowstorms along the East Coast in recent days, four of the past five months worldwide have seen record-breaking average temperatures, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Record heat has flogged large chunks of Europe, Russia and the Pacific Ocean, scientists said.
California, too, has seen many warm months this year. The state averaged a temperature of 63.8 degrees between January and October — 1.6 degrees above the previous high set for the same period in both 2003 and 1992, according to NOAA.
California is “virtually certain” to have its warmest year on record, said Thursday’s NOAA report.
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Climate experts say this year is likely to be the hottest since record-keeping began in 1880. - SFGATE.COM
Despite relatively cool weather across much of the United States this year, including big snowstorms along the East Coast in recent days, four of the past five months worldwide have seen record-breaking average temperatures, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Record heat has flogged large chunks of Europe, Russia and the Pacific Ocean, scientists said.
California, too, has seen many warm months this year. The state averaged a temperature of 63.8 degrees between January and October — 1.6 degrees above the previous high set for the same period in both 2003 and 1992, according to NOAA.
California is “virtually certain” to have its warmest year on record, said Thursday’s NOAA report.
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Climate experts say this year is likely to be the hottest since record-keeping began in 1880. - SFGATE.COM
Yep, 4 degrees above normal for the morning low here. That's not too bad. It's been running 11 degrees above normal for quite some time. Dry and no measurable precipitation.
And the Republis want to dump more fossil fuel into the atmosphere in the name of greed?
We are so phucked!
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