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The October average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.76°F (0.98°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for October on record, surpassing the previous record set last year by 0.36°F (0.20°C), and marked the sixth consecutive month a monthly global temperature record has been broken. This record departure from average was also the highest on record for any month, surpassing the previous record set last month by 0.13°F (0.07°C).
originally posted by: mc_squared
The year-to-date temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.55°F (0.86°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for January–October in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2014 by 0.22°F (0.12°C). Eight of the first ten months in 2015 have been record warm for their respective months.
originally posted by: machineintelligence
a reply to: Grimpachi
Your scenario is one where flooding would happen quickly and kill masses of people.
Flooding kills more people more quickly than any other climate phenomena in nature.
since sea rise contributes to all flooding.
originally posted by: TerminalVelocity
a reply to: mc_squared
"Skyrocketing" ???
Wow, sensationalize much?
Get back with me when it's more like like whole digits or more. Then I'll agree with the use of that word.
Until then: it's nothing more than screaming how the sky is falling.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: mc_squared
Yes. October was, globally, the hottest on record. But you didn't mention this:
The year-to-date temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.55°F (0.86°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for January–October in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2014 by 0.22°F (0.12°C). Eight of the first ten months in 2015 have been record warm for their respective months.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov...