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It’s 60 Degrees in February. This Is What Climate Change Looks Like
Unusually warm temperatures around the world shouldn’t be dismissed as a fluke.
Disappearing ice.
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Whether it’s winter or summer, it’s been difficult to avoid freakishly warm weather around the world this year. It might seem like a fluke, but it’s really a reflection of temperatures being driven inexorably higher by a changing climate.
This past January was the world's seventh-warmest on record going back to 1850, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It was also the 47th straight January and the 527th straight month above the 20th century average.