2021 Sixth Warmest Year Since 1880
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.
- In another study, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) also said 2021 is at par with 2018 as the sixth warmest year on record.
Key Findings
A Warming Earth
- The average temperature across global surfaces was 0.840 C above the 20th century average. This was the sixth highest among all years in the 1880-2021 record.
- The nine years spanning 2013 through 2021 rank among the 10 warmest years on record. 2021 was the 45th ....
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