According to scientists from U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 2016 global surface temperature was the highest on record since record-keeping began.
Since the start of the 21st century, the annual global temperature record has been broken five times (2005, 2010, 2014, 2015, and 2016), with 2016 as the third year in a row.
This is the first time that temperatures have blown past the previous record three years in a row.
The chief of global climate monitoring for NOAA said, “It’s really the trend, and the fact that we’re punching at the ceiling every year now, that is the real indicator that we’re undergoing big changes.”
“Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat …” Revelation 16:8-9
More noteworthy findings from 2016 NOAA study:
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The globally averaged sea surface temperature was the highest on record.
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The globally averaged land surface temperature was the highest on record.
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North America had its warmest year on record; South America and Africa had their second; Asia and Europe had their third; and Australia had its fifth.
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The average Arctic sea ice extent for the year was 3.92 million square miles, the smallest annual average since record-keeping began.
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The average Antarctic sea ice extent for the year was 4.31 million square miles, the second smallest annual average since record-keeping began.