The World Heats Up: 2016 Is On Track To Break The Record Again For The Hottest Year

The planet Earth is continually warming every year. The year 2016 is breaking the record once again for the hottest year. This is the three consecutive record-breaking hot years, according to experts.

The period of June 2015 to May 2016 was the hottest 12-month period on record. This was just the same from May 2015 to April 2016 and the 12 months ending in March 2016, according to The Guardian.

This is true for every 12 months going all the way back to the period ending in September 2015, based on the global surface temperature data gathered by Kevin Cowtan and Robert Way. They have just set the record for the hottest year in each of the past nine months.

The warming of the planet is felt throughout the world. In the Arctic, its warming is thought to be twice that of the global average. Scientists foresee that it would have the disastrous impact not only on the people and wildlife that live in the North, but also could affect the entire planet. Although there were reports that the ice is growing, this does not make up for the melting of thicker and older glaciers. The researchers said that the planet will continue to heat up in the coming years, according to IFL Science.

The El Nino event, which was experienced in some parts of the planet, brought warm water to the ocean surface. It warms the global surface temperatures and affects the humans, plants and animals and the marine creatures.

There was a rise of global surface temperatures for over just 18 years. They increase now to more than 0.3 degrees Celsius hotter that they were in 1997 to1998.

The September 1997 to August 1998 was recorded as the hottest 12 month period at the time. On the other hand, it is now in 60th place. It exceeded by periods in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Global warming is continually breaking the temperature records. With this, humans must no longer use ignorance as an excuse. People must know the causes of global warming and act upon them. These include reducing the risk of the most severe impacts of climate change like greenhouse gas emissions and use of fuels.