NOAA Names 2020 Second-Hottest Year on Record; NASA Says It Tied for Hottest Ever

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By Yale Climate ConnectionsJan 15, 2021, 12:36 pm153 pts
By Jeff Masters, Ph.D. Earth had its second-warmest year on record in 2020, just 0.02 degrees Celsius (0.04°F) behind the record set in 2016, and 0.98 degrees Celsius (1.76°F) above the 20th-century average, NOAA reported January 14. NASA and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service rated 2020 as tied…

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