Scientists around the world agree that 2019 was probably the second hottest year in recorded human history. Globally, 2019 was the second hottest everSeveral independent data-sets collate and distribute information on annual climate patterns. One, the Copernicus record, was released last week and found 2019 to be second all-time in average global temperature. Both these agencies have their own measurements and both found 2019 to be the second hottest ever. Last year was officially the second hottest year ever recorded, shocking figures from European scientists at Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) revealGreenhouse gases have continued to increase and reached record highs in 2019, helping make this year one of the hottest on record.

Source: Daily Mail January 15, 2020 16:01 UTC