Last Year Tied For Warmest Year On Earth
By: VERTEXNews/Newsroom Solutions
Updated: January 13, 2011
The National Climatic Data Center says 2010 is tied with 2005 for the world's warmest on record. They've released figures showing the average temperature for the two years was 58.12 degrees.
That's a one-point-12-degree jump from the 20th century average of 57 degrees. The center indicates last year was the 34th consecutive year that the global temperature hit above average. The last below-average year was 1976.
David Easterling, chief of scientific services at the Asheville, North Carolina center, says the warm temperatures adds fuel to the notion of climate change. However, Cato Institute climatologist Pat Michaels disagrees. He says, quote, "We don't see much of a warming trend over the past 12 years.
That's a one-point-12-degree jump from the 20th century average of 57 degrees. The center indicates last year was the 34th consecutive year that the global temperature hit above average. The last below-average year was 1976.
David Easterling, chief of scientific services at the Asheville, North Carolina center, says the warm temperatures adds fuel to the notion of climate change. However, Cato Institute climatologist Pat Michaels disagrees. He says, quote, "We don't see much of a warming trend over the past 12 years.
