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Last January Was the Hottest Global Temperature Anomaly In Recorded History

merbs writes: NASA has released its global temperature data for January 2016, and, once again, the record for the hottest month in recorded history has been shattered. At a time when these kinds of records are broken with some regularity, it takes a particularly scorching month to raise eyebrows in the climate science community. It has to be the hottest hottest month by a pretty hot margin. Sure enough, last January did the trick: It was 1.13 C warmer than the global average of 1951-1980 (the benchmark NASA uses to measure warming trends)—in other words, a full 2F warmer than pre-1980 levels.

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  1. Michigan..... by beheaderaswp · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here in Michigan- it's been a fine spring so far!

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  2. Re:YAA (Yet Another Anomaly) by beheaderaswp · · Score: 5, Funny

    For rational people? Or the other kind?

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  3. Well then by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I eagerly await the forthcoming rational, thoughtful, and respectful discourse from both sides!

    ... Where's the popcorn?

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  4. Re:YAA (Yet Another Anomaly) by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    Neither do I. I just want to have the right to shoot you when you try to escape the rising water levels by climbing up onto my hill.

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