2012 Was U.S.’ Hottest Year on Record By a Full Degree Fahrenheit

The US is heating up faster than ever, and last year was the hottest on record. Has climate change become a fact of everyday life? Last year was the hottest in more than 100 years of record-keeping in the contiguous United States—and well above average for the 20^th Century. Scientists say that climate change is more than a problem for the distant future. It’s a fact of every day life. Yesterday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued sobering statistics about America’s climate.