Atlas Obscura: Its been unseasonably warm this past week in Atlas Obscuras headquarters New York City, with temperatures about ten degrees higher than average. But that's not really as noteworthy, as say, India recording its hottest day ever, at 123.8 Fahrenheit on May 20th. Globally, 2016 is on track to be the hottest year on record, surpassing the current record-holder, 2015. In fact, since 2014, every successive year has been the hottest year on record.
This animated spiral, created by Jay Alder of the...