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2 days ago · A collection of monthly summaries recapping climate-related occurrences on both a global and national scale.
October 2023. The October global surface temperature was 1.34°C (2.41°F) above the 20th-century average of 14.0°C (57.1°F), making it the warmest October on record. This was 0.24°C (0.43°F) above the previous record from October 2015.
3 days ago · "The world is warming at roughly 0.25C per decade, up from the way it was warming 25 years ago, when it more like 0.2 per decade." "But we know why, because emissions are up. And on top of that ...
2 days ago · The year 2019 marks the 43rd consecutive year (since 1977) with global land and ocean temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average. The year began in a weak-to-moderate El Niño, transitioning to ENSO-neutral conditions by July.
2 days ago · Global warming affects all parts of Earth's climate system. Global surface temperatures have risen by 1.1 °C (2.0 °F). Scientists say they will rise further in the future.
4 days ago · The Anthropocene (/ ˈ æ n θ r ə p ə ˌ s iː n, æ n ˈ θ r ɒ p ə-/) is the common name for a proposed geological epoch, dating from the commencement of significant human impact on Earth up to the present day. It affects Earth's geology, landscape, limnology, ecosystems and climate.
5 days ago · The Short Answer: It takes approximately 365.25 days for Earth to orbit the Sun — a solar year. We usually round the days in a calendar year to 365. To make up for the missing partial day, we add one day to our calendar approximately every four years. That is a leap year.
