2020 warmest year on record, hotter years to come: NASA

WASHINGTON: The US space agency has revealed that the Covid-hit 2020 was also the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth of a degree. By most accounts, 2020 has been a rough year for the planet. Massive wildfires scorched Australia, Siberia, and the US west coast – and many of the fires were still burning during the busiest Atlantic hurricane season on record. Human-produced greenhouse gas emissions are largely responsible for warming our planet. According to NASA, carbon dioxide levels have increased by nearly 50 per cent since the 'Industrial Revolution' 250 years ago.