REPORT / INTERNATIONAL NEWS

While this year will be memorable for many reasons, it is now more likely than not that 2020 will also be the warmest year for the Earth's surface since reliable records began in the mid-1800s. 

This is all the more remarkable because it will lack any major El Nino event - a factor that has contributed to most prior record warm years. 

However, with three months remaining, there is still some uncertainty. There is a chance that a growing La Nina in the tropical Pacific may drive cooler temperatures leading to a second-place finish - at least in some of the global temperature records produced by different groups of researchers around the world.

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