This week saw the planet's temperature climb to a height not seen 'in at least 100,000 years'. The alarming new record came after the global average daily temperature climbed to 17.23 degrees Celsius on Thursday. DETAILS: 9News
These alarming new records are likely the highest temperatures in "at least 100,000 years," one scientist told CNN.
Though this week's records are not yet official, another global climate tracking agency confirmed several in its own data. Scientists know this because of the many millennia of climate data extracted from proxies like tree rings, ice cores and coral reefs – data that is a cornerstone to their understanding of the climate system and how humans have contributed to rapid global warming since the industrial revolution.
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