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by Mike Clarke 
With files from NASA and the NOAA

It’s official. Last year was the warmest on Earth since record keeping began 135 years ago in 1880.

The announcement Friday, Jan 16, follows two separate analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ).

It’s the third time in a decade, the Earth has set a new global temperature record.

Earth broke NOAA records set in 2010 and 2005. The last time the Earth set an annual NOAA cold record was in 1911.

“The 10 warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000,” said NASA in its release.  “This trend continues a long-term warming of the planet.”

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