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We don't have to look forward, we can look backwards and see that temperatures are rising. https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/

==No matter where 2020 ends up in the standings, it will be warm enough to knock 1998 out of NOAA’s top 10. When that happens, all of the 10 warmest years in their records will have occurred since 2005—and the top seven will have occurred since 2014—Sánchez-Lugo says.==

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/will-2020-be-the-...