2021: Sixth Warmest Year
Two American agencies (NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) recently revealed statistics indicating that 2021 was the sixth warmest year on record for the world and the last ten years have been the warmest on record since records began in 1880.
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- Earth's Temperature: In 2021, the Earth was around 1.1 degrees Celsius warmer than it was in the late 1800s, when the industrial revolution began.
- Northern and Southern Hemispheres: The land surface temperature in the Northern Hemisphere was the third highest on record, with 2016 (second) and 2020 (first) being even higher. The surface temperature ....
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