Global temperature anomalies during 2016 compared to a base period of 1961–1990. (Source: UK Met Office Hadley Centre via World Meteorological Organization) Yesterday I reported that even though the warming influence of El Niño is long gone, February of 2017 brought very little letup in global warming.
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Now, the World Meteorological Organization is confirming that 2016's "extreme weather and climate conditions have continued into 2017." The report released by the WMO yesterday finds that 2016 brought record global temperatures, as well as exceptionally low sea ice at both poles, unabated sea level rise, and continuing accumulation of heat in the ocean. And those trends appear to be continuing. “Even without a strong El Niño in 2017, we are seeing other remarkable changes across the planet that are challenging the limits of our understanding ...
