2014 was Earth’s warmest year on record
Record marks the 38th consecutive year of temperatures above average
![2014 temperature map](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bm_gistemp_map_2014_withyear.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
HEAT IS ON Rising surface temperatures on land and sea made 2014 the hottest of the last 135 years. Areas colored blue were colder than the 20th century average; orange areas were warmer.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center