Must-Read: Joe Romm:
Must-Read: : Hottest June Puts 2015 on Track for Hottest Year on Record by Far: “It’s now all but certain 2015 will be the hottest year on record…
…probably by a wide margin–as what increasingly appears to be one of the strongest El Niños in 50 years boosts the underlying global warming trend.
Climate expert Dr. John Abraham amended this NASA chart to show how the first six months of 2015 compares to the annual temperatures of previous years….There is a greater than 85 percent chance that the current El Niño lasts through May. As AccuWeather’s Anderson explains, ‘El Niño typically reaches its peak during the December through February period.’ If this pattern plays out, then 2016 would likely top whatever temperature record 2015 sets…