May temperature broke global records again: NASA

Q.  May temperature broke global records again, as the northern hemisphere finished its _______ spring on record
- Published on 15 Jun 16

a. Coldest
b. Hottest
c. Heaviest
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Hottest
 
May’s temperature broke international records again as the northern hemisphere completed its hottest spring on record, according to statistics released by NASA on June 14, 2016
  • Arctic in particular saw abnormal heat, causing Arctic sea ice and Greenland ice sheet to start melting earlier according to NASA
  • Alaska recorded the warmest spring on record by a wide margin
  • In Finland, the average May temperature was between three and five degrees warmer than usual in most regions as per data from the Finnish Meteorological Institute
  • David Carlson, Director of Geneva’s World Climate Research Program announced that the super El Nino is partly to blame
    • Strong El Nino temperatures caused more than 53 percent of Australia to experience the warmest autumn on record

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