Climate Central: Just days after NASA data showed that August 2014 was the warmest August on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the ranking and raised the ante: There's a good chance 2014 could become the warmest year on record.
Temperature departures around the world for the period from January-August 2014, which ranks as the 3rd warmest such period on record. Click image to enlarge. Credit: NOAA
"If we continue a consistent departure from average for the rest of 2014, we...