The planet rang in 2022 with a remarkably warm January, ranking as the sixth-warmest January in 143 years of climate records.
Antarctic sea ice coverage — also referred to as sea ice extent — was near a record low for the month, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Here’s more from NOAA’s latest monthly global climate report:
Climate by the numbers: January 2022
The January global land and ocean surface temperature was 1.60 degrees F (0.89 of a degree C) above the 20th-century average, making it the sixth-warmest January in the 143-year climate record.
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