As the Trump administration continues its assault on climate science, the world is headed for another one of its warmest years on record.
The 2017 year-to-date temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.64 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average, the second highest January-to-June value since records starting being kept in 1880. That six-month average comes in second only to 2016's, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration findings issued this morning.
In addition, the globally average temperature over land and ocean surfaces for the month of June this year was the world's third highest on record, NOAA said.
The monthly summary was developed by scientists at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
For 390 consecutive months now, global temperatures have been at least nominally above the 20th century average, NOAA said.
This June also marked the 41st consecutive June in which temperatures have been warmer than average, the agency said.
Based on data from NOAA and NASA, the National Snow and Ice Data Center also has determined that Antarctic sea ice this June was at its second smallest for that month since record-keeping began in that category in 1979. The smallest was in 2002.
As for the Arctic, sea ice there was the sixth smallest for the month of June since record-keeping began in 1979. It was about 7.5 percent below the 1981-2010 average, NOAA said.
For more information, go here and here. NOAA's monthly summary can be viewed here.
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