2016 Is on Pace to be the Hottest Year on Record CNN Wire
go to original June 20, 2016

May 2016 sets new world record as the hottest month (Al Jazeera English)

This past May was the warmest May month in a 137-year period, breaking global temperature records, according to a recent report published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The new data shows that May was the thirtieth consecutive month to have soaring global temperatures across land and sea surfaces. This is the longest and hottest streak since temperature record-keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA.

Right now, 2016 is on pace to be the hottest year on record.

Warmer conditions are being felt across areas like Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Central America, northern South America, northern Europe, Africa, Oceania, and parts of southern and eastern Asia, according to the Land & Ocean Temperature Percentiles map by NOAA.

Why is it getting hotter?

As the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide rises, so does the temperature. Carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere surpassed 400 parts per million in May at the South Pole — the last place on the planet to hit the milestone, NOAA said.

But surpassing this milestone is not something to celebrate. Increased carbon dioxide comes partly from burning fossil fuels, which is driving global warming, NASA has previously reported.

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