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International Business Times UK
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Danielle Summer

NASA Warns That 2024 Is On Track To Be Even Hotter Than 2023, Confirming 2023 As Warmest Year Recorded

Since the Industrial Revolution, the global annual temperature has increased in total by a little more than 1 degree Celsius, or about 2 degrees Fahrenheit. (Credit: Håkan Jansson/Alamy)

The Earth's average surface temperature was at its hottest in 2023, according to a recent NASA report.

NASA retrieves its global temperature data by using tens of thousands of meteorological stations. The independent agency also studies the rate of global warming by obtaining sea surface temperature data acquired by ship- and buoy-based instruments.

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