2014 is the warmest year on record

A report compiled by the NOAA's center for weather and climate at the National centers for environmental information is based on contributions from 413 scientists form 58 countries of the world. It provided the detailed update on global climate indicators, notable weather events, and other data collected by environmental monitoring stations and instruments located on land, water, ice and in space.

The Key highlight on the report include:

• Greenhouse Gases continued to climb: Carbon Di Oxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide continued to rise during 2014 period. Atmospheric CO2 concentration increases by 1.9 ppm in 2014, reaching a global average of 397.2 ppm for the year.
• Record temperatures observed near the earth's surface: Four independent global datasets showed that 2014 was the warmest year on record. The warmth was widespread across land areas. Europe was the warmest continent on record in this year 2014. 20 countries Europe crossed their previous records. Africa's almost every country crossed above average temperate throughout 2014. Australia saw third warmest year on record. Mexico saw their first warmest year on record. Argentina and Uruguay saw their second warmest. Eastern North America was the only major region to experience below-average annual temperature.
• Tropical Pacific Ocean moves towards El-Nino Southern Oscillation conditions: The El Nino Southern Oscillation was in a nutral state in 2014 , although it was on the cool side in thee beginning of the year and approached warm El Nino conditions by the end of the year. The pattern played a major role in several regional climate outcomes.
• Sea surface temperatures were record high: The global averaged sea surface temperature was the highest on record. The warmth was particularly notable in the North Pacific Ocean.
• Global Upper ocean heat content was record high: Globally, the upper ocean heat content reached a record high for the year, reflecting the continuing accumulation of thermal energy in the upper layer of the oceans. Oceans absorb over 90% of earth's excess heat from greenhouse gas forcing.
• Global sea level was record high: Global average sea level rose to a record high in 2014. This keeps pace with the 3.2+/- 0.4 mm per year trend in sea level growth observed over past two decades.
• The Arctic continued to warm: The arctic experience its warmest year in record. Arctic snow melt occurred 20-30 days earlier than the 1998-2010 average.
• The antarctic shows highly variable temperature pattern: Some regions are cooler than normal and some are warmer than normal. Resulting a near-average condition as a whole. This 2014 is the third consecutive year of record maximum sea ice extent.
• Tropical cyclone above average overall: There are 91 cyclones in 2014 which is well above the average of 82 storms