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Video•February 3, 2015

Hot Years, Long Odds

Published: February 3rd, 2015

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The world is on a hot tear. Nearly all of the planet's warmest years on record have occurred in the past 15 years. Is that just a coincidence, or does global warming have anything to do with the hot streak? Climate Central calculated the probability.