NASA said 2017 was the second-warmest year on record.
The trend continued even without El Niño, which helped make 2016 the hottest.
Thursday, January 18, 2018 10:32 AM EST
Earth’s long-term warming trend continued in 2017, government scientists reported Thursday, with average surface temperatures only slightly below the record heat of the previous year. But unlike 2016, last year’s warmth was not aided by El Niño, the Pacific weather pattern that is usually linked to record-setting heat.
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