claim: ’Extremely remarkable’ 2017 heads toward record for hottest year without an El Niño episode.
evidences.evidence_id: El Niño:35
evidences.article: El Niño
evidences.evidence: When this warming occurs for seven to nine months, it is classified as El Niño "conditions"; when its duration is longer, it is classified as an El Niño "episode".
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Instrumental temperature record:18
evidences.article: Instrumental temperature record
evidences.evidence: 2016's record meant that 16 of the 17 warmest years have occurred since 2000, 2017 being the third-hottest year on record meant that 17 of the last 18 warmest years have occurred since 2000.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Instrumental temperature record:21
evidences.article: Instrumental temperature record
evidences.evidence: Of the 2015 and 2016 records, Schmidt stated that the 2014–16 El Niño event was "a factor ... but both 2015 and 2016 would have been records even without it"; he attributed about 90% of the warming in 2016 to anthropogenic climate change.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Instrumental temperature record:30
evidences.article: Instrumental temperature record
evidences.evidence: This long-term trend is the main cause for the record warmth of 2015 and 2016, surpassing all previous years—even ones with strong El Niño events."
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: La Niña:24
evidences.article: La Niña
evidences.evidence: It was the second-coolest year of the 21st century to date, and tied with the second-warmest year of the 20th century.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES