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Last Year Was the Hottest Since Temperature Record Keeping Began
The average temperature around the world was higher last year than any year since modern record keeping began, climate experts said on July 16.
A Two-Million-Dollar Race to Track the Changing Oceans
Aboard the R/V Kilo Moana, the tension is palpable. Five teams stare nervously at the water’s surface while the rosette climbs ever so slowly back up from the deep.
Science Confirms 2014 Was Hottest Yet Recorded, On Land And Sea
For the past quarter-century, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been gathering data from more than 400 scientists around the world on climate trends.
NOAA State of the Climate Report: Which Seven Records were Broken in 2014?
From greenhouse gas levels to ocean heat content, 2014 was a record-breaking year for the Earth system in many different ways.
Major Greenhouse Gases Hit Record Highs in 2014: Report
In 2014 the world's oceans swelled, major greenhouse gases that fuel global warming hit record highs and the planet's surface temperature reached its hottest point in 135 years, international researchers said Thursday.