Energy and Environment

NASA: 2019 was the second-hottest year ever recorded

By Josh Siegel
Published January 15, 2020 4:26pm ET
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NASA: 2019 was the second-hottest year ever recorded
The last five years are hottest of the past 140 years, new data shows. | (AP Photo/ Nick Ut)

Global temperatures in 2019 were the second-highest recorded, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday.

The past five years have been the warmest of the past 140 years, the independent federal government agencies reported Wednesday, with 2019 coming in second to 2016.

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