The planet has experienced 42 straight years (since 1977) with an above-average global temperature.
The past five years have been the five warmest years since records began in the late 1800s.
The global temperature in 2018 was the fourth-hottest on record, scientists announced in the 1st week of Feb 2019. Only 2016 (warmest), 2015 (second-warmest) and 2017 (third-warmest) were hotter than 2018.
The global temperature in 2018 was the fourth-hottest on record, scientists announced in the 1st week of Feb 2019. Only 2016 (warmest), 2015 (second-warmest) and 2017 (third-warmest) were hotter than 2018.
SCIENTISTS PREDICTED THAT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WILL BE MUCH HOTTER THAN THE PREVIOUS FIVE.
