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NOAA: Earth had its warmest year on record

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Last week NOAA released its climate summaries for the US and the globe. The press release for the globe as a whole noted that the earth experienced its warmest year since official records began in 1880. You can read the full report at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202413 and the press release at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202413. Almost none of the globe had temperatures below normal (1991-2020) and only a few small areas of the Southern Hemisphere were ranked colder than average compared to the full instrumental record.

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