2016 Is Blowing Away Global Heat Records

[Night Watchman]

Source: Climate Central

Published: Jun 17th, 2016



May 2016 was the warmest May on record, 1.56°F (0.87°C) above the 20th century average. It was the first month since November 2013 to have an anomaly less than 1°C above the 20th century average, a sign of El Nino's demise.

For the year-to-date, temperatures are 1.9°F (1.08°C) above the 20th century average, according to NOAA, putting it 0.43°F (0.24°C) above where 2015 was at this point. A Climate Central analysis that averages NOAA and NASA temperature data and compares them to a 1881-1910 baseline (closer to pre-industrial temperatures) found that the year-to-date is 2.5°F (1.39°C) above that average, edging closer to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures.

So far, it is likely that 2016 will top 2015 as the warmest year on record, but that depends in part on how the rest of the year plays out. If a La Nina forms by fall, as expected, that could depress global temperatures slightly.

In a mark of how hot the last few years (which saw three consecutive record hot years) have been, NOAA compared the top 10 warmest months globally as of November 2013 to the current list. As of last month, all but one of the 10 warmest months on recorded occurred in 2016 and 2015. The lone exception was January 2007, which was tied for tenth place. Back in November 2003, it was the warmest month on record.

Read more: http://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/2016-is-blowing-away-global-heat-records

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[CrispyQ]

1. Phoenix predicted to hit 119° this weekend.

[villager]

2. And yet here at TU -- Titanic Underground -- we have other things to argue about, apparently

And after all, there's snark to post!

Who can be bothered by an unraveling climate!?

[ronnie624]

14. It's more comfortable to ignore it.

Addressing the issue in a serious fashon, will require sacrifices that most Americans are not yet willing to make. One of them is our wasteful, unjust economic structure. It's the elephant in the living room.

[tk2kewl]

3. no worries...

we'll frack our way to a solution

[Auggie]

4. Just as I overcome the anxiety of Climate Change comes another report to freak me out ...

Maybe it's the frustration of watching do-nothing Congress ignore this that really freaks me out. Either way, it's scary stuff.

[Lochloosa]

5. I have planted a winter crop of tomatoes for three years.

I've had to pull them out to put in my spring crop. That is unheard of here in North Florida.

Just no freezes to kill them back.

[MFM008]

6. This isnt news

Its the new NORM. I guess the deniers will just let things go until the oceans begin to boil.

[onethatcares]

7. I live in Floriduh,

my governor says not to mention words like heat and climate change and all that. JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS.

[mountain grammy]

8. Here in Colorado

where the sun shines 300 days a year and the wind blows through the mountains and plains, oil and gas owns the place. The smell of money is great for them, methane is odorless.

[Uncle Joe]

9. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Night Watchman.

[eastwestdem]

10. When do you think the repubs will start paying attention? nt

[Night Watchman]

11. When their kids start SHC-ing

[riderinthestorm]

12. Nominating Hillary dooms the planet as surely as climate change deniers

Her tepid proposals are too little too late.

[The2ndWheel]

13. It would be easy if it was that simple

For example, roads are one of the worst things we've managed to do environmentally.

[Not Sure]

15. Re:roads... an interesting claim

As a lay person with no data one way or the other, I am interested to know why roads are so bad. On the face of it, it seems like there is some room to allow for the contributions roads make, such as enabling efficient transport of goods, to offset the pollution they also enable.

[The2ndWheel]

19. It's a chicken and egg situation

The efficient transport of goods induces pollution, and the pollution induces the need for greater efficiency. The more efficient things get, the more people are able to access those things. The more people are able to access those resources, the more resources we need.

It's not really even roads per se. They're just an extension of the human mind's ability to mold the external environment. That's the tricky part. We think that if we just improve this, or change that, we can fix whatever it is that we think is broken. The foundation of it though, the part we can't change, is the human imagination, and it doesn't accept limits.

[AgingAmerican]

17. Cognitive dissonance dooms them

[gilpo]

16. Flawed Chart

I am 100% in the camp that global warming is real and man made; I feel I have to say that before critiquing the chart. Why isn't the Number in December 2015 continuous with January 2016? How is there such a jump? Misleading charts are not helpful to solving the issue! In fact, it gives fuel to the deniers- let's be honest in our presentation of this.

[NickB79]

21. Dec. 2015 saw a massive spike in global temperatures

Mostly related to insanely warm temperatures in the Arctic, in some areas 40F above average for that time of year!

The chart is not flawed; there was indeed such a jump.

[Arazi]

18. Tremendously sad kick and rec. This should be the #1 issue for everyone

[QED]

20. 112°F at 10:30 am today

heading up to 119°F. But it's a dry heat here in the Valley of the Sun, a.k.a. Phoenix.

Any my little dog still wants out to sunbathe. smh.