India, June 15 -- 2021 could be among the top 10 hottest years on record, says report
The upward trend of warming is global and unambiguous: May 2021 has tied with 2018 as the world's sixth-warmest May on record, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA).
The average global temperature in May 2021 was 1.46 degrees Fahrenheit (0.81 degrees Celsius) above the 20th-century average, according to the report by scientists at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration rated May 2021 the seventh-warmest May on record.
The average global temperature for March through May was 1.48 degrees F (0.82 degree Celsius) above average. It was the eighth...