NASA Finds 2020 Tied for Hottest Year on Record

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2020 tied for the hottest year on record, matching 2016, NASA found.

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Earth’s average temperature has risen more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the 1880s.

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This continues a long-term trend of warming caused by rising greenhouse gas levels from human activities like burning fossil fuels.

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Modern global temperature records extend back 140 years.

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NASA and NOAA work together to monitor the global climate and how it’s changing.

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This year saw record fire and hurricane seasons and near-record low Arctic sea ice extent — all likely consequences of increasing global temperatures.

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The last decade was the warmest decade on record.

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