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Global warming pushes April temperatures into record territory, as 2020 heads for disquieting milestone

May 5, 2020 at 1:48 p.m. EDT
Global surface air temperature anomalies during April 2020 when compared with the 1981-2010 average. (Copernicus Climate Change Service)

Last month tied for the warmest April on record for the globe, as 2020 hurtles toward the warmest year milestone.

New data, released Tuesday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, lends further support to the prediction that 2020 will rank among the top two warmest years recorded.