This image made available by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 shows warmer- or cooler-than-normal temperatures around the world for November 2015. According to NOAA, November 2015 was the globe's warmest November on record, the seventh consecutive month to reach a new high. A climate update Thursday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also noted a record-warm average temperature for 2015 through the end of November. NOAA scientist Jake Crouch said it's "virtually certain" that 2015 will be the warmest year globally since record-keeping began in 1880. (NOAA via AP)
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NEW YORK (AP) - Last month was the globe's warmest November on record, the seventh consecutive month to reach a new high.
A climate update Thursday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also noted a record-warm average temperature for January through November as a whole. NOAA scientist Jake Crouch said it's "virtually certain" that 2015 will be the warmest year globally since record-keeping began in 1880.
The agency also said it's been the warmest autumn on record for the continental U.S., with an average temperature of 56.8 F (13.8 C) for September through November.
Crouch said the warmth has come from climate change, a strong El Nino and some other short-term influences.
The forecast through March calls for an easing of drought in California and Nevada.
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Climate update: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201511
This image made available by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 shows warmer- or cooler-than-normal temperatures around the world for January through November 2015. According to NOAA, November 2015 was the globe's warmest November on record, the seventh consecutive month to reach a new high. A climate update Thursday from NOAA also noted a record-warm average temperature for 2015 through the end of November. NOAA scientist Jake Crouch said itâs "virtually certain" that 2015 will be the warmest year globally since record-keeping began in 1880. (NOAA via AP)
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