2015 Global Temperature Map (IMAGE)

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2015 Global Temperature Map

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2015 was the warmest year since modern record-keeping began in 1880, according to a new analysis by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. The record-breaking year continues a long-term warming trend -- 15 of the 16 warmest years on record have now occurred since 2001.

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Credits: Scientific Visualization Studio/Goddard Space Flight Center

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