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Scorched western states and New York hurricane: Earth experienced one of its hottest years on record in 2021

Last year’s high average global temperatures, which smothered the western United States in drought and fires and triggered a deadly hurricane in New York, may not have broken records.

But most worrying for some observers is the persistence of temperatures above the 20th century average for several years now, which policymakers and investors should worry about, especially those wondering how to improve respiratory health and save people. shorelines, or exploit technologies that will make solar power cheaper and pollution capture scalable.

The cost of managing rising temperatures is also skyrocketing. Last year saw the second-highest number of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters on record, a recipe for higher insurance premiums and construction budgets.

Several readings emerge

The average temperature on land and sea surfaces in 2021 was 0.84 degrees Celsius (1.51 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 20th century average, according to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Last year marked the 45th consecutive year that global surface temperatures were above average, the report said.

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