Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records
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- Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records, with 38% of land surface setting new records in the 2020s.
- The land is warming about 40% faster than the global average, with high latitude regions warming even faster.
- A map shows when the warmest temperature records were set globally, with most records occurring in the 2000s, 2010s, or 2020s.
- 78% of the land surface area has seen a new all-time monthly high record set after the year 2000.
- The 1930s heat waves in the US were human-caused due to poor agricultural practices, which were later improved.
- The analysis uses data extending back to 1850, with grid cells requiring at least 90 years of data.