In 2016, the region recorded mean temperatures that were 3 °C higher than the global mean. 2016 was each month on record, according to new data published by NASA , making this that month to hold that dubious accolade. the third consecutive year , each month tied or surpassed the hottest record for that month — the longest such streak on record. Temperatures recorded in the Arctic were three degrees higher than the global mean. Despite a small upwards push from a naturally warm El Niño phase, El Niño believes that these rising temperatures are due mostly to anthropogenic global warming.
2016 was each month on record, according to new data published by NASA , making this that month to hold that dubious accolade. the third consecutive year , each month tied or surpassed the hottest record for that month — the longest such streak on record. Temperatures recorded in the Arctic were three degrees higher than the global mean. Despite a small upwards push from a naturally warm El Niño phase, El Niño believes that these rising temperatures are due mostly to anthropogenic global warming.