| November's Global Temperatures Are Highest Ever, Breaking Records |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=54355"><span class="small">Henry Fountain, The New York Times</span></a> |
| Wednesday, 09 December 2020 09:11 |
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Fountain writes: "Last month was the hottest November on record, European researchers said Monday, as the relentlessly warming climate proved too much even for any possible effects of cooler ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean."
November's Global Temperatures Are Highest Ever, Breaking Records09 December 20
Scientists with the Copernicus Climate Change Service said that global temperatures in November were 0.1 degree Celsius (about 0.2 degree Fahrenheit) above the previous record-holders, in 2016 and 2019. November 2020 was 0.8 degree Celsius (or 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the average from 1981 to 2010. Warm conditions persisted over large swaths of the planet, with temperatures the highest above average across Northern Europe and Siberia, as well as the Arctic Ocean. Much of the United States was warmer than average as well. |
ast month was the hottest November on record, European researchers said Monday, as the relentlessly warming climate proved too much even for any possible effects of cooler ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean.