MIAMI (AFP) - Last year was the hottest in modern history,
according a report by US government scientists on Friday that found
global warming reached a new and concerning level in 2014.
The average for sea and land surface temperatures “was the highest
among all years since record keeping began in 1880,” said the
report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
“Record warmth was spread around the world,” said the NOAA
report.
“The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for
2014 was the highest among all years since record keeping began in
1880.”
For the year, the average temperature was 0.69 deg C above the 20th
century average, beating the previous record-holding years of 2005
and 2010 by 0.04 deg C.
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