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United States National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration

Consider the following statements:

  1. Recently, the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that the global surface temperature for 2021 was the sixth-highest since record keeping began in 1880.
  2. The average temperature across global surfaces was 1.40 C above the 20th century average. This was the sixth highest among all years in the 1880-2021 record.
  3. The nine years spanning 2013 through 2021 rank among the 10 warmest years on record.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 3
D
All of the above