2021 was fifth warmest year on record

The past seven years have been the hottest on record, according to new data from the European climate agency Copernicus


ANNUAL GLOBAL-AVERAGE TEMPERATURE INCREASE ABOVE PRE-INDUSTRIAL LEVEL (°C)

2021: Average temperature 1.1-1.2°C above 1850-1900 levels
    
1.5 
1.2 
0.9 
0.6 
0.3
0
	1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021


Source: ERA5 Copernicus Climate Change Service
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