Will 2020 Be The Hottest Year On Record?

[SeaBreeze]

Seems like each year, it's getting hotter and drier. We're in drought conditions with related wildfires going on just from dry lightning, lightning that occurs without any rain hitting the ground. Mother Nature used to help a lot with keeping things fairly green, watering the lawn, etc......but it's not like years ago.

One of this 2020’s notable hotspots has been Siberia, which has been covered by an angry, deep-red blotch on global temperature maps. The region has been exceptionally hot since the beginning of the year, contributing to this past January being the planet’s warmest on record. More recently the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk reported 100.4 degrees F. If this figure is verified by the World Meteorological Organization, it would be the first time recorded temperatures above the Arctic Circle have surpassed 100 degrees F.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/will-2020-be-the-hottest-year-on-record/

 

[Don M.]

2020 is looking like it will make the top 5...at least. 2016 was the hottest, so far. The rise in temperatures has soared in the past decade, giving increasing credence to the theories of Climate Change.

https://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/top-10-warmest-years-on-record

 

[Phoenix]

Probably, and next year will be worse.