Earth Is Hotter Than at Any Time Since Steam Engine Was Invented

摘要

The last five years on Earth have been hotter than at any time since the industrial revolution kicked offalmost two centuries ago.That’s the conclusion of Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which published data on Wednesdayshowing that global average temperatures since 2015 were some 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degreesFahrenheit) higher than when steam engines began powering industry. Last year was the second warmeston record after 2016.