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| Seasonal cycle of temperature anomalies showing July 2016 as the hottest month-to-date. |
IMAGE: NASA GISS VIA GAVIN SCHMIDT
Earth just had its hottest month yet, and the record-shattering warmth shows no signs of stopping.
According to NASA, global average surface temperatures during July were 0.84 degrees Celsius, or 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit, above average. This beats all previous Julys, with July 2011 coming in second at 0.74 degrees Celsius above average. That's clearly hotter than the previous hotter months, about 0.18 degrees warmer than the previous record of July 2011 and July 2015, which were so close they were said to be in a tie for the hottest month on record, said Nasa chief climate scientist Gavin Schmidt.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/08/16/july-2016-was-earths-hottest-month-in-recorded-history-says-nasa/
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