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36 Things You Obviously Need In Your New Home

A Fire Pit IN THE POOL

A Door That Turns into a Ping-Pong Table

Chilled Produce Drawers in the Kitchen

A Wine Cellar Trap Door

 A Sleepover Room

A Door Handle That Automatically Turns Off Electricity and Gas When You Leave

A Swing-Set Dining Table

A Built-In TV for the Bathtub

A Glass-Encased Fireplace

 A Loft Hammock

A Hot Tub That Flows from the Inside to Outside

A Huge Round Bedroom Window

A Stained-Glass Door

A Library Staircase/Slide

A Bone-Shaped Pool for Your Dog

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The Woods

2016 Sets Global Temperature Record

We just experienced the hottest year on record…again.

2016 was hotter than 2015, the previous record. And 2015 hotter than 2014, the previous record year.

These record temperatures are all part of a warming trend that dates back to the late-19th century, largely caused by human emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere.

A lot of this warming trend has been in the last 35 years. In fact, 16 of the 17 warmest years on record have been since 2001.

To help us gather this data, planes and boats travel out from Antarctic research stations to gather information from the Arctic region, in addition to space-based observatories.

Scientists at our Goddard Institute for Space Studies analyze data from 6,300 weather stations, observations of sea surface temperature and Antarctic research stations, all to determine how the average surface temperature is changing.

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration separately analyze the same data to track global temperature.

The two agencies reached the same conclusion about 2016’s record-setting heat.

Variations in local weather mean parts of the globe did not experience a record-setting year. Some places still had snow, cold weather and below-record temperatures, but the overall global average was higher than any previous year.

For instance, according to NOAA the average temperature in the 48 contiguous United States was not quite as high as in 2015, which still holds the record.

A combination of space- and land-based measurements gives us a unique perspective on Earth, the only planet we know of that supports life.

To learn more about the global temperature record or see how average surface temperature for individual months, visit: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/

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