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    2017 Was One Of The Hottest Years On Record

    Greenhouse gas concentrations reached a record high. Global sea level was the highest on record, too. NOAA's State of the Climate report points to the urgency of addressing climate change.
    by Laurel Wamsley Aug 01, 2018 2 minutes
    A new report finds that 2017 was one of the hottest years ever recorded. Here, a man dives into the sea in Istanbul in July 2017 during a heat wave that caused record temperatures in much of Turkey.

    NOAA has released the latest State of the Climate report, its annual checkup on our planet.

    So, how did Earth fare in 2017?

    Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: highest concentrations ever. Global surface temperature: near-record high. Sea surface temperature: near-record high. Global sea level: highest on record.

    Warm global temperatures have been a strong trendin recent years: the four warmest years on record all occurred since 2014,the warmest non-El Niño year ever recorded.

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