1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="edegXAIToe"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/2015-may-not-have-been-the-hottest-year-on-record-after-all/">2015 may NOT have been the hottest year on record after all</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/2015-may-not-have-been-the-hottest-year-on-record-after-all/embed/#?secret=edegXAIToe" width="600" height="338" title="“2015 may NOT have been the hottest year on record after all” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="edegXAIToe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> For months, reports have claimed 2015 was the hottest year on record, with temperatures reaching unprecedented levels globally.  However, this title may have been awarded a little hastily after scientists in the US found evidence to suggest it was actually the third hottest year since records began. By studying satellite data, their results contradict the previous readings and predictions made using land-based weather stations.  Meteorologists at the University of Alabama, Huntsville have disputed reports 2015 was the hottest year on record. They claim satellite data measuring Earth's lower atmosphere (pictured) contradicts previous predictions and readings taken from land-based weather stationss The satellite readings were taken from the lower atmosphere. https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_satellite_record.jpg