And global sea levels swelled to their highest point ever, about 70 millimeters (about 2.75 inches) higher than the 1993 average. Miami: Global heat, greenhouse gases and sea levels all climbed to record highs last year, making 2015 the worst in modern times across a range of key environmental indicators, international scientists said on Tuesday. The report also confirmed NOAA and Nasa’s finding that Earth’s average land and ocean surface temperatures warmed to record levels in 2015. The record heat that the planet experienced last year was driven partially by global warming, and was exacerbated by the ocean heating trend known as El Nino, it said. There were 101 tropical cyclones across all ocean basins in 2015, well above the 1981-2010 average of 82 storms.

Source: Mint August 02, 2016 15:33 UTC