2019 Was the Second Warmest Year on Record

The past five years have been the warmest of the past 140 years.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Gavin Schmidt/NASA and the Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Story by Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia, NASA Earth Science News Team.

Published January 15, 2020
Data acquired 1880 - 2019

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In situ Measurement

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