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Earth hits 6th hottest year on record in 2021, temperature reports say

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Newest development Jan 14, 2022 · 2 reportsSix questions to understand the sixth warmest year on record

Scientist say the hot year is part of a long-term warming trend that could accelerate.

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    Earth hits 6th hottest year on record in 2021, temperature reports say

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    Six questions to understand the sixth warmest year on record

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  1. Al Jazeera

    2021 was the fifth-hottest year on record as emissions surge (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says the last seven years were the warmest since records began.

  2. Fox2 Detroit

    Earth hits 6th hottest year on record in 2021, temperature reports say (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Scientist say the hot year is part of a long-term warming trend that could accelerate.

  3. Sioux City Journal

    The heat stays on: Earth hits 6th warmest year on record (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Six different calculations found 2021 was between the fifth and seventh hottest year since the late 1800s. NASA said 2021 tied with 2018 for sixth warmest, while NOAA puts last

  4. NBC10 Philadelphia

    2021 Was Earth's 6th Hottest Year on Record (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Six different calculations found 2021 was between the fifth and seventh hottest year since the late 1800s. NASA said 2021 tied with 2018 for sixth warmest, while NOAA puts last year in sixth place by itself, ahead of 2018.

  5. Phys

    The year 2021 was the third-warmest year in the northeastern U.S. since 1895 (opens Phys)

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    You're going to sweat just thinking about it: For the Northeast United States, the year 2021 was the third warmest—at an average of 49.5 degrees Fahrenheit, which ties the year 2020—since 1895, when consistent record-keeping started, according to the Cornell's Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC…

  6. Al Jazeera

    2021 was sixth-hottest year since records began: NOAA (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The past eight years were the eight hottest since record-keeping began in 1880, US government scientists say.

  7. Voice of America

    NASA, NOAA Confirm 2021 Was Sixth Hottest Year Ever (opens Voice of America)

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    Both agencies conclude the last eight years were the hottest on record

  8. The Times of Israel

    Earth hits 6th warmest year on record since 1800s, measurements find (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Scientists warn exceptionally hot year part of eight-year rising trend that may accelerate further

  9. The Hill

    Global temperatures in past seven years hottest ever observed, new data show (opens The Hill)

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    The last year was the earth’s sixth-warmest on record, while the past seven years were among the warmest ever recorded, according to research released Thursday by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

  10. PBS NewsHour

    For 6th straight year, Earth sets record for hottest in history (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Two U.S. science agencies say 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record globally, part of a long-term warming trend. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday released measurements showing how hot last year was.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Earth experienced 6th hottest year on record in 2021, but 4th hottest for United States (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Last year wasn't quite as hot as 2020, due in part to a cooling La Niña pattern that persisted through much of 2021.

  12. Newsweek

    2021 sixth hottest year on record, scientists studying if temperature rise is speeding up (opens Newsweek)

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    With the eight hottest years on record all being within the past decade, climate scientists are worried the warming trend is accelerating.

  13. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    NASA/NOAA: 2021 was 6th warmest year on record (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Across land and ocean surfaces, the temperature in 2021 was 1.51°F above the full 20th century average. This was the 45th consecutive year with a global temperature above that average,

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Earth hits 6th warmest year on record, new measurements show (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Two U.S. science agencies say 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record globally, part of a long-term warming trend.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Past eight years have been the warmest on record, NASA says (opens Washington Examiner)

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    2021 tied 2018 as the sixth-warmest year on record, new research shows.

  16. Phys

    Six questions to understand the sixth warmest year on record (opens Phys)

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    2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest year on a record that extends back to 1880, according to NASA's annual analysis of global average temperatures. The year contributed to an unprecedented, but well-understood trend in which the last eight years have been the warmest ever recorded.

  17. Deutsche Welle

    2021 was the sixth hottest year on record, US studies say | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Two separate studies showed that 2021 was among the warmest years in the overall record, which goes back to 1880. The data underscores the global climate crisis.

  18. BizPac Review

    2021 was colder than recent years but followed warming trend, US says (opens BizPac Review)

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    Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Gab Thomas Catenacci, DCNF Last year marked the sixth-warmest year on record, but it was colder than both 2019 and 2020, according to […]

  19. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Earth has 6th warmest year on record (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements. And scientists say the exceptionally hot year is part of a long-term warming trend that shows hints of accelerating.Two U.S....

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