January 7, 2015

2014 Was The Hottest Year On Record Globally By Far

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/01/05/3607735/2014-hottest-year-by-far/
"What makes setting the record for hottest year in 2014 doubly impressive is that it occurred despite the fact we’re still waiting for the start of El NiƱo. But this is what happens when a species keeps spewing record amounts of heat-trapping carbon pollution into the air, driving CO2 to levels in the air not seen for millions of years, when the planet was far hotter and sea levels tens of feet higher."