May temperature broke global records again, as the northern hemisphere finished its _______ spring on record

a. Coldest

b. Hottest

c. Heaviest

d. None of the above

ANSWER: Hottest

Explanation:

May’s temperature broke international records again as the northern hemisphere completed its hottest spring on record, according to statistics released by NASA on June 14, 2016

Arctic in particular saw abnormal heat, causing Arctic sea ice and Greenland ice sheet to start melting earlier according to NASA

Alaska recorded the warmest spring on record by a wide margin

In Finland, the average May temperature was between three and five degrees warmer than usual in most regions as per data from the Finnish Meteorological Institute

David Carlson, Director of Geneva’s World Climate Research Program announced that the super El Nino is partly to blame

Strong El Nino temperatures caused more than 53 percent of Australia to experience the warmest autumn on record