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Global temperatures are cooler in 2021 than other recent years

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rangerrebew:
May 11, 2021 - Energy & Environment
Global temperatures are cooler in 2021 than other recent years
Andrew Freedman
 

With a moderate La Niña event in the tropical Pacific Ocean, global temperatures in 2021 are running decidedly cooler when compared to recent years.

Why it matters: The lack of a new warmest year record in 2021 could sap some of the sense of urgency among policymakers in the U.S. and abroad during a critical year for enacting stricter emissions cuts to meet the Paris Agreement's targets.

The big picture: According to NASA, March was the coldest such month globally since 2014. New information from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European agency, shows that April was also relatively cool, coming in as the seventh-warmest such month since 1979.

https://www.axios.com/global-warming-cooler-temperatures-2021-3297a9cd-f696-4e63-9a15-afbfd237341e.html

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