February 2016 is by far the hottest February on record for the planet. The number surprised even the climate scientists who closely monitor global temperature data. It was also the warmest any month the Earth has seen in 135 years.since NASA record keeping.It is really possible that 2016 could set a new record for hottest year.
“I think we all knew this would be a warm year due to the major El Niño event. But I don’t think any of us expected such remarkable and persistent record-breaking warmth,” said Michael Mann, a climate scientist at Penn State and a co-author on a recent study on the issue.
According to data released by NASA this weekend, February 2016 was 2.43°F (1.35°C) warmer than the average from 1951 to 1980, and 0.8°F (0.5°C) warmer than the previous record February, in 1998. It was the 10th month in a row to set such a monthly record,according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
As a student, it is easy to say that my power is limited and I cant do much to change the situation. However, we must start to do what we can to protect the environment. It could be taking public transport, it could be saving food fromg going to waste,every bits of effort counts, oftentimes it is the small things that make all the difference.
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep19831
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata_v3/GLB.Ts+dSST.txt
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