Data
from NOAA dates back to 1880, but it is possible that July was the
hottest month in at least 4,000 years. Climate research suggests these
are the hottest temperatures the Earth has seen since the Bronze Age.
The
prediction for 2015 becoming the hottest year on record is based on
observed temperatures so far, plus the coming El Niño event.
NOAA predicts that a strong El Niño is building,
one that could rival the intensity of the record 1997 event that
influenced weather-related havoc across the globe, from mudslides in
California to fires in Australia.
"There
is a greater than 90% chance that El Niño will continue through
Northern Hemisphere winter 2015-16, and around an 85% chance it will
last into early spring 2016," NOAA said in a statement.
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