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2014 Was Earth's Warmest Year On Record
An anonymous reader writes: A lengthy report compiled by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration using work from hundreds of scientists across 58 countries has found that 2014 was the hottest year on record. "The warmth was widespread across land areas. Europe experienced its warmest year on record, with more than 20 countries exceeding their previous records. Africa had above-average temperatures across most of the continent throughout 2014, Australia saw its third warmest year on record, Mexico had its warmest year on record, and Argentina and Uruguay each had their second warmest year on record. Eastern North America was the only major region to experience below-average annual temperatures." They've also published a page showing highlights of the major findings. Greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise, the global sea level reached a record high, and average sea surface temperatures reached a record high.
Again.
For millionth time.
The adjustments LOWER the amount of apparent warming.
The guy who said the election was rigged won the presidency with the second-most votes.
Sorry but the GHCN data doesn't cover a large enough time frame to make the claim that 2014 was the hottest. Of the station data between 1900 and 2014 only North America is really accounted for. To cover a larger area you have to shrink the time frame down, and if it's that 2014 is the hottest on record since 1970 I don't really care.