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Berkeley Earth Global Temperature Update: 2022 Was Fifth Warmest Year Since 1850

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BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Berkeley Earth today released its Global Temperature Report for 2022, concluding that the year was nominally the fifth warmest on Earth since 1850 based on land and ocean data, with an estimated 850 million people experiencing local record warm annual average temperatures.

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  • Berkeley Earth today released its Global Temperature Report for 2022, concluding that the year was nominally the fifth warmest on Earth since 1850 based on land and ocean data, with an estimated 850 million people experiencing local record warm annual average temperatures.
  • BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Berkeley Earth today released its Global Temperature Report for 2022, concluding that the year was nominally the fifth warmest on Earth since 1850 based on land and ocean data, with an estimated 850 million people experiencing local record warm annual average temperatures.
  • Given the uncertainties associated with temperature measurements, 2022 and 2015 are essentially tied, making 2022 consistent with either the fifth or sixth warmest year.
  • The global mean temperature in 2022 is estimated to have been 1.24 °C (2.24 °F) above the average temperature from 1850-1900.

2021 was Warmest Year on Record for 1.8 Billion People

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Given the uncertainties associated with temperature measurements, the years 2015, 2018, and 2021 are essentially tied as the fifth, sixth, and seventh warmest years.

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  • Given the uncertainties associated with temperature measurements, the years 2015, 2018, and 2021 are essentially tied as the fifth, sixth, and seventh warmest years.
  • While the global average temperature did not set a new record in 2021, China, Nigeria and 23 other countries experienced their warmest year on record in 2021.
  • Approximately 1.8 billion people worldwide experienced a record-warm annual average in 2021.
  • For local temperature trends: In 2021 locations home to about 1.8 billion people saw record high annual averages.