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August 18, 2015

Hottest July On Record Keeps 2015 On Track To Crush 2014 for Hottest Year

Hottest July On Record Keeps 2015 On Track To Crush 2014 for Hottest Year
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Global temperatures in July vs. 1951-1980 average. Via NASA.

NASA reports this was the hottest July on record. So we are now in “bet the mortgage” territory that 2015 will be the hottest year in NASA’s 125-year temperature record.

In fact, 2015 is likely to crush the previous record — 2014 — probably by a wide margin, especially since one of the strongest El Niños in 50 years is adding to the strong underlying global warming trend.

Climate expert Dr. John Abraham updated this NASA chart to show how the first seven months of 2015 compares to the annual temperatures of previous years:

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