Earth’s 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern
recordkeeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Globally-averaged temperatures in 2016 were 1.78 degrees Fahrenheit (0.99 degrees Celsius) warmer than the mid-20th century mean. This makes 2016 the third year in a row to set a new record for global average surface temperatures.
The 2016 temperatures continue a long-term warming trend, according
to analyses by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies
(GISS) in New York. NOAA scientists concur with the finding that 2016
was the warmest year on record based on separate, independent analyses
of the data.
Because weather station locations and measurement practices change over time, there are uncertainties in the interpretation of specific year-to-year global mean temperature differences. However, even taking this into account, NASA estimates 2016 was the warmest year with greater than 95 percent certainty.
“2016 is remarkably the third record year in a row in this series,” said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt. “We don’t expect record years every year, but the ongoing long-term warming trend is clear.”
The planet’s average surface temperature has risen about 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) since the late 19th century, a change driven largely by increased carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere.
Read more at:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-noaa-data-show-2016-warmest-year-on-record-globally
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/18/science/earth/2016-hottest-year-on-record.html
http://www.lemonde.fr/climat/article/2017/03/21/climat-2016-bat-un-record-de-chaleur-la-planete-entre-en-territoire-inconnu_5097869_1652612.html
Globally-averaged temperatures in 2016 were 1.78 degrees Fahrenheit (0.99 degrees Celsius) warmer than the mid-20th century mean. This makes 2016 the third year in a row to set a new record for global average surface temperatures.
The planet’s long-term warming trend is seen in
this chart of every year’s annual temperature cycle from 1880 to the
present, compared to the average temperature from 1980 to 2015. Record
warm years are listed in the column on the right.
Credits: NASA/Joshua Stevens, Earth Observatory
Because weather station locations and measurement practices change over time, there are uncertainties in the interpretation of specific year-to-year global mean temperature differences. However, even taking this into account, NASA estimates 2016 was the warmest year with greater than 95 percent certainty.
“2016 is remarkably the third record year in a row in this series,” said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt. “We don’t expect record years every year, but the ongoing long-term warming trend is clear.”
The planet’s average surface temperature has risen about 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) since the late 19th century, a change driven largely by increased carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere.
Read more at:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-noaa-data-show-2016-warmest-year-on-record-globally
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/18/science/earth/2016-hottest-year-on-record.html
http://www.lemonde.fr/climat/article/2017/03/21/climat-2016-bat-un-record-de-chaleur-la-planete-entre-en-territoire-inconnu_5097869_1652612.html
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