How can we predict the hottest year on record when weather forecasts are so uncertain?
- Written by Michael A. Rawlins, Extension Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sixteen of the 17 hottest years have occurred this century and we know it's because of a changing climate, not changes in weather. NASA and NOAA jointly reported that 2016 was the warmest year on record. That’s no surprise, as the first six months of the year were all exceptionally warm.
Yet the news is significant for what it says about...
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