In 2015 the average temperature of the Earth's surface was 0.89 °C above the 1951–1980 average, the highest since reliable global records began in 1880. Each new record shows how much the planet has warmed since the industrial era, mainly because of greenhouse gases released by burning coal, oil and gas. It took place in 2015.
Before and after
- from 1 January 2015 to 30 August 2021War in Afghanistan (2015–2021)
- 2015Heroes
- 2015Rise of Wikipedia Asian Month
- 2015Founding of FK Panevėžys
- 20152015 becomes the warmest year on record
- 7 January 2015Charlie Hebdo shooting
- 7 January 2015January 2015 Île-de-France attacks
- 9 January 2015Porte de Vincennes siege
- from 10 January 2015 to 11 January 2015Republican marches
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The era
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