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If 2016 was the hottest year in history, this year it seems that it will not be left behind. We have launched the summer with a heat waveWith records of 38-42ºC in many regions of the country, the sea temperature is 3-4ºC higher than usual, and it is also expected that the coming months will be warmer than normal. What's going on?
The fact that global mean temperature is rising. Not only are we experiencing an unusual year here in Spain, but changes are taking place all over planet Earth. A proof of this is the Planet Climate Report: in May 2017 a temperature was recorded that was 0,83ºC above the average of the XNUMXth century, thus standing at 14,8ºC.
The month of May 2017 was about to surpass the record of May of last year: it only lacked 0,05ºC. Thus, it is the second warmest May in records. But the most worrying thing is that from February 2015 to May 2017 there have been 14 of the 15 warmest months since 1880, which shows that global warming is indeed an event that is happening.
Meanwhile, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has withdrawn his country from the Paris Agreement against climate change, which has caused an astonishing reaction in more than 250 cities of the United States.Climate Mayors", The 330 mayors who have already signed intend to take the necessary measures to curb climate change, according to account 'Europa Press'.
Keep in mind that the US is responsible for the 40% of the world's debt for climate damage, according to a study published in the 'Nature Climate Change'. Still, not only they must take action, but also the rest of the world: if we continue to pollute the Earth in 2100 it will be very different from the one we know today.