the strong el niño has continued into 2016, raising the possibility that this year will, yet again, set a global temperature record
the strong el niño has continued into 2016, raising the possibility that this year will, yet again, set a global temperature record
instrumental temperature record:22
consistent with schmidt's comment, the nasa / noaa announcement stated that "globally-averaged temperatures in 2016 were 1.78 degrees fahrenheit (0.99 degrees celsius) warmer than the mid-20th century mean" and that the impact of el niño warming was estimated to have "increased the annual global temperature anomaly for 2016 by 0.2 degrees fahrenheit (0.12 degrees celsius)."