Agence France-Presse: Last month was the second hottest February in modern history, according to a report Wednesday by US government scientists who measure the global average land and sea temperature each month.
The month's average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.48 Fahrenheit (0.82 Celsius) above the 20th century average, said the report by the by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
"This was the second highest for February in the 1880-2015 record. The highest temperature...