Tag: 2015 world temperature

• Thursday, January 21st 2016 - 07:59 UTC

  Last year was the hottest in modern times since 1880, shattering 2014 record

  

  2015 was by far the hottest year in modern times and raising new concerns about the accelerating pace of climate change. Not only was 2015 the warmest worldwide since 1880, it shattered the previous record held in 2014 by the widest margin ever observed, said the report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.