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There's the issue of how much of the increase in

Nov. 3, 2017 by Carolyn Mueller

There's the issue of how much of the increase in temperatures is due to an increase in carbon dioxide.

The most recent year on the planet is also a period when we've warmed to record-warm temperatures. The second most recent month, the first, is usually a good sign, but it's not the only one to have warmed. In the US, the first month was a bright one, with temperatures dropping sharply below their pre-industrial peak, causing us to experience the first record-low precipitation.

It doesn't appear the first year began to look quite so bright.

This is because of two factors: the increase in greenhouse-gas emissions that occurred under the Obama administration, and our unusually strong solar activity. In fact, the first two months of the year were especially dry. In fact, the second year was one of the driest in the US, and the other was the driest in the world, according to the NASA data. The solar activity in February and March was also very dry, which means that the year was warmer for the first three months. This was due to lower-level winds, which are mostly caused by human activity, which keeps us warmer and drier due to the lower-levels of solar activity.

So what causes the difference between the two years in terms of solar activity?

One of the other big factors was the release of global cooling records. In 2014, the UK Met Office released a report that looked at the global cooling trend over the past half-century. The data showed that in 2014, there was a 1.5% increase in temperatures from the previous year, which is significantly less than what occurred in the previous half-century. It also shows that the amount of warming since the 1970s was less than what occurred during the Great Depression, which we'll talk more about later.

The second factor is the increase in greenhouse-gas emissions. In 2014, emissions from the burning of fossil fuels were increasing. The first half of 2015 saw a 2.5% increase in emissions, which is significantly less than what occurred in the previous half-century. While that may be due to the increased use of fossil fuels by businesses and individuals, it may be due to a combination of increased natural variability and continued human activity. This may well explain many of the recent increases, even if you add climate change into the mix, of the total carbon dioxide released from fossil fuels, which is also the reason why we're seeing record-low temperatures.