As NASA and NOAA warn of climate emergency, they weather last-minute denial by Trump appointees
As 2020 smashed hurricane and wildfire records, doing $90 billion worth of damage in the U.S. alone, new data shows last year neck and neck with 2016 as the hottest year in recorded human history.
Posted: Jan 17, 2021 11:00 PM
Updated: Jan 17, 2021 11:00 PM
Posted By: By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent
The numbers are in. The hottest seven years in recorded history are: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
But at this point, says NASA climate scientist Kate Marvel, rankings are worthless. It's all about that horrifying trend towards a level of global overheating impossible to control.