Last year was 0.15 degree Celsius (0.27 degree Fahrenheit) above the previous record holder, 2016, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Last year's heat also flirted very close to the marker of 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) above preindustrial temperatures—a stark reminder of the urgency of the climate crisis.
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