When the heat energy from the sun reaches the earth's surface, some of it is radiated back into space, and some of it is reflected off the atmosphere before it even reaches the surface. However, a significant quantity of heat is retained within the atmosphere due to the rise in greenhouse...
According to NOAA data, 2016 exceeded the Earth's mean temperature most (calculated for the years from 1880 to 2015 and used as a reference period for the chart). According to NASA's calculations, 2020 and 2016 tied for the hottest year on record. 2023 could break those records, however....
During the summer of 2021, one of the hottest on Earth, Canada, Spain and Italy recorded peak temperatures. The Italian record, 48.8°C at Syracuse, was reported to be the highest temperature ever measured inEurope, which wascertifiedby the WMO in 2024. In Antarctica, a new record was hit...
Recognizing the importance of complete global bathymetry, the General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean (GEBCO), a project under the auspices of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), teamed up with the Nippon Foundation of Japan and join...