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To: Sdgla who wrote (1164928)	9/18/2019 12:10:55 PM
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"Where’s the warming ?" Besides Uranus? It was the hottest summer on record for the Northern Hemisphere Doyle Rice, USA TODAYPublished 1:57 p.m. ET Sept. 16, 2019 \| Updated 2:59 p.m. ET Sept. 16, 2019 STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Northern Hemisphere had its hottest summer on record.For the year-to-date, 2019 is the third-warmest year on record.It was also the 2nd-hottest August on record for the planet. Hot enough for you? The Northern Hemisphere just sweltered through its hottest summer on record, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday. A whopping 90% of the population of the Earth lives in the Northern Hemisphere, where all five of its warmest summers have occurred in the past five years. For the planet as a whole, the three months were the second-hottest on record. (June-August is winter in the Southern Hemisphere). Only 2016 was warmer, NOAA said. The overall trend is one of heat: Nine of the 10 highest June-August global surface temperatures have occurred since 2009. Records go back to 1880. "Record-warm temperatures during the three-month period were present across parts of the western coast of Alaska, Mexico, western and southern Africa, South America, Europe and Asia," NOAA said in a statement. "Africa had its warmest June-August on record." In Europe, Austria had its second-warmest summer on record, while Germany and France had their third-warmest summers. It was the second-hottest August on record for the planet, as Arctic sea ice melted to its second-smallest August area, NOAA said. When asked about the record summer warmth, University of Georgia meteorologist Marshall Shepherd said that it's "more of the same. Sadly, this is not breaking news anymore but a new reality punctuated by deadly heatwaves through Europe, the U.S. and even the Arctic." To date, 2019 is the third-warmest year on record, trailing only 2016 and 2017. "It is virtually certain that 2019 will end among the top five warm years and will most likely finish among the 2nd, 3rd or 4th warmest year on record," NOAA said. 2nd warmest Jun–Aug for the globe — 1.67°F above the 20th-century avg: @NOAANCEIclimate https://t.co/AuVQ9kPwDE #StateOfClimate pic.twitter.com/DQrlPfDZ4t — NOAA (@NOAA) September 16, 2019 Weather Underground meteorologist Jeff Masters said the "near-record global warmth in 2019 is all the more remarkable since it is occurring during the minimum of the weakest solar cycle in 100+ years, and during a year when a strong El Niño has not been present." El Niño is a natural warming of seawater in the tropical Pacific Ocean. "Record-warm global temperatures typically occur during strong El Niño events, and when the solar cycle is near its maximum," Masters said. "The near-record warmth of 2019 is thus a testament to how greatly human-caused global warming is impacting the planet." usatoday.com