2014 as the hottest year! (globally)

According to information released by NASA and NOAA today, 2014 was the hottest year ever on record for the globe as a whole and the 38th consecutive year of above-average temperatures.

Also in 2014, the midwest US and Canada experienced a winter colder than average and the western US hit a record-high temperature.

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/gistemp_map_2014_withyear.jpg

http://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/january/nasa-determines-2014-warmest-year-in-modern-record/