Friday, July 10, 2020

As Arctic Burns, New Data Shows June 2020 Capped Off Year Tied for Hottest on Record | Common Dreams News

As Arctic Burns, New Data Shows June 2020 Capped Off Year Tied for Hottest on Record | Common Dreams News: During the July 2019–June 2020 period, global temperatures were "well above the 1981–2010 average over a large part of Siberia and the Arctic Ocean to the north, to the north of Alaska, and over parts of West Antarctica" as well as "above average over virtually all of Europe," according to C3S.

"Globally, the 12-month period from July 2019 to June 2020 was 0.65°C warmer than the 1981-2010 average," the new C3S report says. "The value for this period is very close to that of the 12-month periods ending in May 2020 and September 2016, the two warmest such periods in this record."

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