2019 Was the 2nd Hottest Year on Record

Earth s global surface temperatures in 2019 ranked secondwarmest since 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Global temperatures in 2019 were 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1. 1 degrees Celsius) warmer than the late 19th century, according to scientists at NASAs Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. 2019 s temperatures were second only to those of 2016 and continued the planet s longterm warming trend: the five warmest yea