2018 Fourth Warmest Year in Continued Warming Trend, According to NASA, NOAA

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In 2018, the temperature was 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the average from 1951 to 1980. (Animated GIF) Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

 

Ahead of tomorrow’s press teleconference on climate change and global warming, NASA just released its 2018 statistics on temperature readings worldwide.

 

Earth’s global surface temperatures were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

 

 

2018 was the fourth hottest year in the modern record, part of a decades-long trend of warming. The record dates back to 1880, when it became possible to collect consistent, reliable temperatures around the planet. NASA and NOAA work together to track the temperatures, part of ongoing research into our warming planet. Music: Sculpture by Axel Coon [GEMA], Ralf Goebel [GEMA] Complete transcript available.

 


“2018 is yet again an extremely warm year on top of a long-term global warming trend,” said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt.

 

Since the 1880s, when temperature records became consistent and reliable, the average global surface temperature has risen about 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius). This warming has been driven in large part by increased emissions into the atmosphere of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases caused by human activities, according to Schmidt.


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