Global warming is real. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has said in a new report that the living planet has actually gotten hotter compared to previously documented temperatures in the 20th century.

According to Bloomberg, the NOAA has announced that recorded temperatures show a significant difference between the warmth of the Earth now to the planet's warmth then. The new record is so far only for the first half of this year, but many are already alarmed by the data ahead of the United Nations summit this December in Paris.

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The said summit apparently aims to mitigate and curb climate change, and the gathering will be attended by many nations including the United States and China.

"[There was] record warmth across the Western United States, parts of northern South America, several regions in central to western Africa, central Asia around and to the east of the Caspian Sea and parts of southeastern Asia," the NOAA said in its new report, which stated that the average temperature now is 1.53 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the average of temperatures documented in the 20th century.

Interestingly, it was also found out that June was the warmest month ever recorded by three meteorological organizations around the world, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Japan Meteorological Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), according to Mashable.

The warmer months so far this year are said to be due to the intense El Niño in the tropical Pacific Ocean. The phenomenon reportedly boost global sea and air temperatures. But it is to be noted that this phenomenon isn't the sole culprit behind the warming of the planet.

"Climate change is a long-term driver, so that's like standing on an escalator as it goes up," head of climate monitoring at the National Centers for Environmental Information Deke Arndt said. 

"So, the longer that we go into history, we're riding up the escalator. And now that we're getting an El Niño event, we happen to be jumping up at the same time, and so they play together to produce outcomes like what is likely to be the warmest year on record,"Arndt added.

The NOAA also noted that the past 12 months are actually the hottest ever recorded in 136 years, Perfect Science reports. Despite this finding, whether or not the remaining months this year would be warmer remains to be seen.

"Scientists can't say for sure what will be happening in the remaining six months of 2015, but right now the evidence suggests El Niño will last until spring and will likely strengthen in the coming months, making it a good bet that the globe will see more top warm months" the NOAA said. 

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