https://www.thedailybeast.com/2018-was-the-4th-hottest-year-on-record-nasa
[The key take-away here is not that 2018 was cooler than some previous
years; it is that the last 4 calendar years are the 4 hottest years on
record on Earth since humans have been keeping records. 4 for 4.]
2018 Was the 4th Hottest Year on Record: NASA
Last year was the fourth-warmest year on record—losing narrowly to 2015,
2016, and 2017—according to a Wednesday press release from NASA. “2018
is yet again an extremely warm year on top of a long-term global warming
trend,” Gavin Schmidt, the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for
Space Studies, said in the release. The warmest year on record was 2016,
clocking in at 1.78 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the mid-20th century
mean, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. In
comparison, 2018 global temperatures were 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer
than the mean. The NOAA report details warming trends across the planet,
with heating continuing to be strongest in the Arctic region, with
continued loss of sea ice. In addition, mass loss from the Greenland and
Antarctic ice sheets continued to contribute to sea-level rise. “The
impacts of long-term global warming are already being felt—in coastal
flooding, heat waves, intense precipitation and ecosystem change,” said
Schmidt.
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