2015 Was Hottest Year On Record

Climate change is back in the news again. The final figures show 2015 was the hottest year on record. By a lot. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have both announced it as official. It topped the previous record (2014) by .23 of a degree, almost 1/4 of a degree, when most of the other records have been by a hundredth or two. Here are the global facts in graphic form. It's interesting to note that 1988 set a "hottest" record at the time, and it's not even in the top 20 any more. The recent Paris climate accord shows the world's leaders get it. It's time for the deniers to give it up, and for reasonable people to ignore them. This debate is over.