Energy and Environment

NOAA: World in 2013 was 4th hottest on record

By Seth Borenstein
Published January 21, 2014 10:11pm ET
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NOAA: World in 2013 was 4th hottest on record
Children line up to receive a Christmas gift from volunteers near a giant lantern with the colors of the Philippine flag, in Tacloban, Philippines, a city devastated by the Nov. 8 typhoon Haiyan. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) | Achmad Ibrahim

Last year was tied for the fourth warmest year on record around the world.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday released its global temperature figures for 2013. The average world temperature was 58.12 degrees, tying with 2003 for the fourth warmest since 1880.

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