Both NOAA and NASA report that 2015 was the planet’s warmest year since records began in 1880.
Source: 2015 was warmest year since records began in 1880
WASHINGTON, D.C.—2015 was the Earth’s warmest year since records began in 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Jan. 20. In 2015, the average temperature across the Earth’s land and ocean surfaces was 1.62°F (0.9°C) above average, the largest margin by which an annual global temperature record has been broken, NOAA said. Record warmth was broadly spread around the world, NOAA reported, with portions of central and South America, Europe, and central Asia seeing some of the warmest temperatures. A separate analysis of data from NASA agreed with NOAA’s findings. According to NASA 15 of the 16 warmest years have occurred since 2001.
