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2020 ties with 2016 as world’s hottest year on record, EU climate change service
Last year tied with 2016 as the world’s warmest on record, rounding off the hottest decade globally as the impacts of climate change intensified, the European Union’s earth observation program says.
Key points:
- In 2020, global temperatures were an average of 1.25 degrees Celsius higher than in pre-industrial times
- The Arctic suffered extreme heat and depletion of sea ice
- Death Valley in California hit 54.4C, the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded
After an exceptionally warm autumn and winter in Europe, the continent experienced its hottest year on record in 2020, while the Arctic suffered extreme heat and atmospheric concentrations of planet-warming carbon dioxide continued to rise.
Scientists said the latest data from the Copernicus…
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