article_snippet.sent: There's been no break from the globe's record heat -
article_snippet.sent: the first three months of 2015 have all set new high temperature marks.
article_snippet.sent: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) follows earlier announcements from US government scientists that 2014 was the hottest year in modern history.
article_snippet.sent: NOAA climate scientist Jessica Blunden said 2015 probably will break 2014's hottest year mark if conditions persist.
article_snippet.sent: The first three months of 2015 were nearly a tenth of a degree higher than the old record and four-tenths of a degree warmer than January through March of last year.
highlights_snippet.sent: First 3 months of 2015 have set new high temperature marks, and the trend could continue throughout the year .
  