NEW: Central US Winter Storms February 2021 UPDATED: Arctic Amplification UPDATED: Winter Storm Risk Increase Nov 14, 2016 'It was too hot, even to leave home': stories from the world's hottest year by Patrick Kingsley, the Guardian The ceremonial start of the course in Anchorage, Alaska, had to be shortened due to lack of snow. Photo: Alamy Stock Photo From drought-hit Nigeria to wine-growing Finland, we hear from people whose lives have already been changed by a warming world. Read Full Story Related Events Global Heat Records 2016 Related Climate Signals Land Surface Temperature Increase Sea Surface Temperature Increase