You're reading: New York Times: Warmest January ever puts 2020 on track to be one of top 10 hottest years

It may only be February, but 2020 is already “virtually certain” to be among the 10 warmest years on record, and has nearly a 50 percent chance of being the warmest ever, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Feb. 20.

Read more here.