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BLISTERING HEAT BLANKETED the Earth last year like never before, making 2015 by far the hottest year in modern times and raising new concerns about the accelerating pace of climate change.
Not only was 2015 the warmest worldwide since 1880, it shattered the previous record held in 2014 by the widest margin ever observed, said the report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a US organisation.
“During 2015, the average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 0.90°C above the 20th century average,” said the Noaa report.
“This was the highest among all years in the 1880-2015 record,” it added.
“This is also the largest margin by which the annual global temperature record has been broken.”
The US space agency Nasa, which monitors global climate using a fleet of satellites and weather stations, confirmed that last year broke records for heat in contemporary times.
Nasa said that the temperature changes are largely driven by increased carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere.
“Climate change is the challenge of our generation,” said Nasa administrator Charles Bolden.
“Today’s announcement not only underscores how critical Nasa’s earth observation programme is, it is a key data point that should make policy makers stand up and take notice – now is the time to act on climate.”
Planet-wide heat
Last year marked the fourth time a global temperature record has been set this century.
Moreover, the latest finding adds to a steady rise in heat across land and sea surfaces that have seen records repeatedly broken over the years.
“Since 1997, which at the time was the warmest year on record, 16 of the subsequent 18 years have been warmer than that year,” said the Noaa report.
Last year alone, 10 months had record high temperatures for their respective months.
The heat was felt worldwide, with unprecedented warmth covering much of Central America and the northern half of South America.
Hot temperatures were observed in parts of northern, southern and eastern Europe as well as western Asia and a large section of east-central Siberia.
Regions of eastern and southern Africa experienced more blistering heat than ever, as did large parts of the northeastern and equatorial Pacific boosted by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
A separate group, Berkeley Earth – a US non-profit organisation that says it was founded by people who saw some merit in the claims of climate change skeptics – announced similar findings last week.
“2015 was unambiguously the hottest year on record,” it said in a statement.
“For the first time in recorded history, the Earth’s temperature is clearly more than 1.0°C above the 1850-1900 average.”
NOAA’s announcement comes against a backdrop of the recently completed Paris climate talks, at which the goal of capping global warming at 2°C above pre-industrial levels was enshrined.
According to Berkeley Earth’s analysis, the planet is already about halfway to that milestone.
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I’d rather watch the lovely girls competition 1996
Rte wasting money on an extra host.
Cringeworthy
RTE ticking the diversity box to get a woman to co-host. Waste of money, all they had to do was get Daithi to identify as a woman and get a few boxes ticked at the same time as saving money.
@Nick Cahill: Take your cue from Rte trying to get in the back door of Euro Vision failing all of the time never mind to getting on stage then there’s your answer for the Rose of Tralee in 2 word’s pathetic and hopeless
I purposely don’t have rte. I have no interest in globalist propaganda.
@James murphy: cool story bro, I bet you family love talking to you
@James murphy: … no point talking about friends lol
@James murphy: How do you not have RTE?
@James murphy: but you do have lots of time for the tin foil wearing narcissists
@Roj Blake: better than being a government cheerleader who swallows their crap on a daily basis.
@James murphy: ‘globalist propaganda’ lol, i’m looking at a program right now on rte teaching kids the alphabet …. so much propaganda hahahaha
@Keith Fay: A for Ally, B for BLM, C for Coming Out etc etc.
Only thing its good for is for the local economy in tralee…..everything else includng the two cabbages of presenters are redundent
Can we make sure the roses don’t get mugged and kicked in the face an inch close to death? Just that….this does tend to happen lately, especially in Dublin.
@Keth Tgi: chill out they are in Kerry
@Margaret Deacon: maybe the words “of Tralee” were too subtle a hint of the location of this competition?
@Seamus Enright: That wasn’t going to stop him randomly conflating two completely unrelated issues in an effort to sound edgy.
@Keth Tgi: Bit of a stretch there,trying to include dublin in this one,but on your other point I agree,I hope no harm comes to anyone involved.
Never watched it and never will .
It’s definitely not a beauty contest going by the pic, the best is a 4
@John Jon: if your going to create a new profile name John John at least be a bit more original…let the trolling commence…
@John Jon: never was a beauty contest, personality all the way
@Clare Power: There’s a lot of Snowflake accounts on here It’s probably they can say what they like with no accountability what so ever. I remember Journal.ie some years ago all these snowflake accounts were to be got rid of. But I suppose if they did that at that time there would have been very few of us left .
@John Jon: You must be a ride then John?
@Terry Fagan: Yep
@John Jon: it’s always ugly men who say things like this
lmfao
@Terry Fagan: ya wouldn’t ride him into battle
@Clare Power: That lot have so many accounts even they can’t keep up.
I’ll be busy, defragmenting my hard drive.
Outdated tripe
They give out about being looked at it the street but still want a lovely girls competition and us all to watch…double standards..pot kettle bla
@Derek O Gorman: who gives out about being looked at in the street? I presume that’s what you’re trying to say? Are you being ignored? Could you do with an aul wink & a whistle?
@Derek O Gorman: In fairness I’ve never heard of a Rose of Tralee contestant giving out about being looked at in the street… Seems a bit counter intuitive, considering they presumably want fame…
Looks like all paper bag jobs.
To qualify for the competition, you must be a primary school teacher, a non-drinker, be living away from home, describe what being Irish means to them, what the GAA means to them, what their faith means to them, like tea, mention their favourite Claddagh ring, their noble deeds in life, teir boyfriends/fiancés, their Mammies and Daddies. Non-Irish Roses are further obligated to explain where ‘their people’ are from, prove their Irishness and say hello to their distant cousins. “A big hello to the McGintys in Ennis!” Then perform a talent, like a song, a dance, a rap … that kind of thing. To present the show, you must pronounce the word steak like ‘shteak’.
Kathryn Thomas —– why does RTE hate its viewers so much …..
Is that still on christ!! It is so cringeworthy
If Daithí’s little fantasy comes through it will become a “spot the Tranny” competition :-)
The ROT is the perpetration of a lie. A place that no longer exists that was sold away a long time ago. It, and its ilk are essentially a painkiller, a bottle of vodka to quell the masses from realising the dilemma they and their descendants are subject to.
You ask this every year and the answer is NO everytime. I Can’t Stand this Muck!!!
I used to love watching it as a kid. its now ruined though with having to be all PC and all that. I wish though RTE would provide audio description even to describe the dresses, not being able to see it anymore has taken the fun out of it, It was an Irish institution and I was one of its residents.
@Jacqueline MCBrearty: How is it ‘all PC and all that’ now??
@Jacqueline MCBrearty: you’re gas. I hope we’ll be hearing more from you
I genuinely didn’t know it was on this week until now. To be fair it’s always a bit of a laugh and Daithí makes it entertaining. Not able to watch it this year though.
@Daithí O’Gruagáin: ( Daithi entertaining)????
For F sake is it any wonder Rte is the way it is when they can pay the likes of this fella Daithi big money ? (better not use that word) I have another word rubbish.
Would rather watch the 2014 All Ireland final replay
If you’re watching the rose of Tralee .You need to get a real life.Or a hobby
Why? To see the 1950s again. Backward thinking program
My middle aged hubby watches it, should I be concerned?
@stella Ormes: only for the spark that has died between you
@stella Ormes: Only if the box of tissues mysteriously goes missing.
John John; And the 4 would be for Daithi.
I would sooner cut off both my legs than listen or watch Thomas, who is being foisted on at every opportunity by the c0##upt rte.
Yes. I want to see all of the lovely bottoms.
@I’m Far Right: Be careful you will be called out by the snow—— sisterhood.
I don’t watch RTE
Do people still watch that cringe fest
Two terrible people hosting it – I would prefer to be crucified
I’d rather watch grass growing than that talentless cattle show. (This is only my own commented feeling and not meant to provoke rabid response).
A publicity shot for the rose of TRALEE taken in Dublin. Laughable.
At least the contestants are all Irish.
Of all the things the Irish copy from abroad, this is the worst.
Keth Tgi. Maybe you could lend us a few cops from the arse of hole Kerry to patrol are streets they might even get a smell of Sam.
Like the “Late Late Show”, the Rose of Tralee should only be seen on “Reeling in the Years”. The girls have lost the innocent charm of years ago and the interviews are now rehearsed to within an inch of their lives. Bring back the girls who only wanted to help the poor children in Africa
Ofc,you all do, just the luvly gurls competition ain’t what it used be. i cri everytiem for late 90′s/early noughties festival.
Definitely not . Rte never on in mine. Programmes are dated . Why pay tv licence in this country is beyond me especially with what’s going on in Rte.
2014 first gay rose
2018 first black rose
2023 first trans rose? first non binary rose?
@TomDuffy: 2025 first AI rose?
Why can’t they just show Reeling in the Years on a loop instead.
The rose of Tralee is a tourist campaign for Kerry.
Taxpayers in the rest of the country should not be forced to pay for this cringeworthy travesty.
In the bin with the Puck.
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