Warmest winter on record
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) reported that the global average temperature for
December-February was the warmest on record.
NOAA said, "The combined global land and ocean
surface temperature was the sixth warmest on record in February, but a record
warm January helped push the winter (December-February) to its highest value
since records began in
1880..."
"Separately, the global December-February land-surface temperature was the warmest on record, while the ocean-surface temperature tied for second warmest in the 128-year period of record..."
"During the past century, global surface temperatures have increased at a rate near 0.11 degrees F (0.06 degrees C) per decade, but the rate of increase has been three times larger since 1976, or 0.32 degrees F (0.18 degrees C) per decade, with some of the largest temperature increases occurring in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere."
"Separately, the global December-February land-surface temperature was the warmest on record, while the ocean-surface temperature tied for second warmest in the 128-year period of record..."
"During the past century, global surface temperatures have increased at a rate near 0.11 degrees F (0.06 degrees C) per decade, but the rate of increase has been three times larger since 1976, or 0.32 degrees F (0.18 degrees C) per decade, with some of the largest temperature increases occurring in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere."
Posted: Sunday - March 18, 2007 at 04:12 PM
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