May 15, 2016
2016 hottest year yet as April smashes record
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CNN
Dramatic coral bleaching, seen in Australia's Great Barrier Reef from March 2016. Photo: CNN
New data released by NASA put this April's land and sea temperatures at 1.11 degrees Celsius warmer than average April temperatures between 1951 to 1980, which NASA uses as a reference point to study recent climate change.
It was the seventh month in a row to rise by at least 1 degree Celsius above the 1951-80 reference averages