Earth Had Its 2nd-Warmest April on Record

Earth just went through its second-warmest April on record, according to preliminary NASA data

This comes on the heels of the fourth-warmest March, and continues a streak of more than 29 years of global temperatures above the 20th century average. The trend has been tied to manmade global warming, with some contributions from natural climate variability.

According to NASA, the planet's average March temperature was 59.56 degrees Fahrenheit, which was 1.26 degrees Fahrenheit above the average temperature from 1951 to 1980. Only April 2010 exceeded last month's global average surface temperature, with 1998 coming in third Read more...