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2020 tied with 2016 for the hottest year ever recorded & why crocodiles donât change
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2020 tops a very hot half decade
The year 2020 was the warmest year ever recorded, tying it with 2016, which was the previous record-holder, according to The Copernicus Climate Change Service, which is the European Unionâs Earth Observation Programme.
This despite the occurrence of La Niña, a weather phenomenon that has a cooling effect on global temperatures.
The last six years on the calendar have all been the six hottest years on record. The announcement confirms a global warming trend, and also highlights the need for countries to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gas, which are responsible for global warming.
December 7, 2020 at 9:00 am by Brian Patton
Scientists in the US and Europe have come together in order to monitor and counteract the problem of rising sea levels. The global mean sea level has risen between 8-9 inches since 1880. A third of this rise in sea level has occurred over the past 25 years. Scientists from the US-based space exploration agency the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) collaborated with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop an Earth-imaging satellite with new technology designed to monitor the rising sea level.Â
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in 2016.
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