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    2017 one of three hottest years on record

    by Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times Jan 19, 2018 3 minutes

    Even without the help of El Nino, 2017 was a top-three scorcher for planet Earth.

    Global temperatures last year were the third-highest since scientists began keeping records in 1880, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Measurements from NASA placed it even higher, coming in second over the last 138 years.

    Both agencies said the average global surface temperature in 2017 was only slightly below the record-high temperature

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