Rapid rise in methane emissions in 10 years surprises scientists https://t.co/MqaY56OUNn

— Guardian World (@guardianworld) December 12, 2016

2016 was a really warm year for the U.S. The number of wx stations above average was staggering. #climate pic.twitter.com/NltZgarQTZ

— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) December 23, 2016

Almost every pixel of our planet has been warmer than normal in 2016—the warmest year we've ever measured. pic.twitter.com/MocAWO0GGP

— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) December 23, 2016

The mythical ‘endless summer’ is becoming a detested reality in South Florida https://t.co/X0iL86cUlz

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) December 23, 2016

Updated comparison of simulated past climate (CMIP5) with observed global temperatures (HadCRUT4) with estimate for 2016 based on Jan-Nov. pic.twitter.com/3Rr5DbtgdC

— Gareth S Jones (@GarethSJones1) December 29, 2016

Now that it's over, we can say for sure:
2016 was the warmest year we've ever measured on Earth.

Image: @andyskuce pic.twitter.com/zmL9tEwWkA

— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) January 1, 2017

2016 was the 2nd warmest year on record in the US - @NOAA https://t.co/THPmPah4Ro pic.twitter.com/qpQU0welJ8

— BuzzFeed Storm (@BuzzFeedStorm) January 10, 2017

2016 was the hottest year on record, continuing a decades-long warming trend, according to @NASAGISS and @NOAA. https://t.co/YeZsrIopgl pic.twitter.com/53bvRxQoyG

— NASA GISS (@NASAGISS) January 18, 2017

The Earth reached its highest temperature on record in 2016 https://t.co/Ep4mbkokJj pic.twitter.com/49BgWmzMu6

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 18, 2017

This marks the first time in the modern era of global warming data that temperatures have blown past the previous record 3 years in a row.

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 18, 2017

The findings come 2 days before Donald Trump's inauguration. He has called global warming a Chinese plot. https://t.co/Ep4mbkokJj

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 18, 2017