"Consider that the 15 hottest years on record have all come since 1997. Or that this will be the third straight decade to break the mark for global temps. And that it’s been 358 months since the planet had a cooler-than-average month, and more than 100 years since we last had a record-cold month. LOOKING BACK AT 2014 AND AHEAD TO 2015 Monday Fate of Earth’s Ice Comes Further Into Focus Tuesday Ocean Warming: Probing a Blue Abyss Wednesday U.S. at Brink of Turning Point in Energy Thursday Climate Change’s Calling Card in 2014: Heat Friday Climate Change's Evolving Role in Extreme Weather   None of this should come as a surprise. As the world warms, record heat is climate change’s calling card. As a new year turns over, a number of signs point to 2015 following in this year’s toasty footsteps. This includes the possibility of a weak El Niño further raising global temperatures and clues from coral reefs indicating a heat spike could be looming in the near future." - Todd Hoff