(NPR) 2020 May Be The Hottest Year On Record. Here's The Damage It Did

2020 May Be The Hottest Year On Record. Here's The Damage It Did





2020 May Be The Hottest Year On Record. Here's The Damage It Did






A pedestrian uses an umbrella to get some relief from the sun as she walks past a sign displaying the temperature on June 20, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona.



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2020 May Be The Hottest Year On Record. Here's The Damage It Did



2020 and 2016 are virtually tied for the hottest year on record. That means more powerful hurricanes, more intense wildfires, less ice and longer heat waves.