NASA’s Aqua and Terra satellites can detect thermal energy at the Earth’s surface and are used to sense land surface temperatures. [2019 capped world’s hottest decade in recorded history]Though the data set is far more limited than the surface records, the satellite data can help reveal interesting patterns to how climate change is playing out around the world. Immediately the warmth in Australia, Alaska, Europe, most of Africa, South America, Greenland and Southeast Asia pop out. The main exceptions are large parts of the United States and Canada, which did not experience record warmth in 2019. Alaska, parts of Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and Mexico also saw record warmth, according to both data sources.

Source: Washington Post January 29, 2020 14:03 UTC