Earth’s temperature shot skyward in 1998
Global temperatures in 1998 were the highest in 140 years of meteorological record-keeping.
1998. 1998 global surface temperature—highest by a wide margin according to WMO annual statement on the global climate. World Meteorological Organization press release available at http://www.meto.gov.uk/.
Further Readings:
Additional information about global temperatures is available at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies' Web site at http://www.giss.nasa.gov/ and at the University of Alabama's Web site at http://www.atmos.uah.edu.
Sources:
David Parker
United Kingdom Meteorological Office
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
London Road, Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 2SY
United Kingdom
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 1, January 2, 1999, p. 5. Copyright © 1999 by Science Service.
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