The rest of winter has a lot of making up to do
2020 is officially tied with 2016 for the hottest year ever recorded on Earth, according to NASA and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls it the second-hottest by a mere 0.02 degrees Celsius (0.04 degrees Fahrenheit) behind 2016, writes meteorologist Jeff Masters (”NOAA names 2020 second-hottest year on record; NASA says it tied for hottest ever,” Eye on the Storm, Yale Climate Connections, Jan. 14, 2021).
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