2015 was the hottest year in recorded history — here are the photos to prove it
2015 was the hottest year in recorded history. By far.
For some, warmer temps offered a welcome chance to bask in the sun.
But the weather weirding also brought devastation in human lives and livehoods through droughts, fires, and deadly heat waves across the globe.
In 2015 the surface temperature of the Earth was about 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the average global temperature of the entire 20th century.
Here are moments captured by Reuters photographers throughout the year, revealing how people all around the world coped with the changing climate.
This skating rink in Manhattan didn't hold up as temps soared to the 70s over Christmas.
Carlo Allegri/REUTERSSince skating was out of the picture, these ladies took a boat ride in Central Park.
Eduardo Munoz/REUTERSA summer heatwave in Lebanon became unbearable.
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