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2023 Was the Hottest Year on Record

Earth Science Division Editorial Team

Jan 12, 2024
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2023 was Earth’s warmest year since 1880, and the last 10 consecutive years have been the warmest 10 on record. But why does NASA, a space agency, look at Earth’s temperature? And how do we even measure global temperature?

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