Record Record Global Warming

We’re setting record records. 2015 was the warmest year on record, and by a large amount. A synopsis of the NASA/NOAA synopsis:

• “the average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.62°F (0.90°C) above the 20^th century average. This was the highest among all 136 years in the 1880–2015 record”
• “the globally-averaged land surface temperature was 2.39°F (1.33°C) above the 20^thcentury average. This was the highest among all years in the 1880–2015 record,”
• “the globally-averaged sea surface temperature was 1.33°F (0.74°C) above the 20^thcentury average. This was the highest among all years in the 1880–2015 record”
• “An independent assessment of the mid-troposphere, derived from weather balloons, found the mid-troposphere departure to be 0.92°F (0.51°C) above the 1981–2010 average, the highest in the 58-year period of record.”

Global warming is happening harder and faster than expected, and doesn’t show any sign of stopping.

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“Global Summary Information – December 2015” – NCDC NOAA/NASA