NASA: 2007 Was Tied as Earth's Second-Warmest Year

NASA GISS - 2007 Was Tied as Earth's Second-Warmest Year
2008.01.16.

Climatologists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City have found that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth's second warmest year in a century.

The eight warmest years in the GISS record have all occurred since 1998, and the 14 warmest years in the record have all occurred since 1990.

The greatest warming in 2007 occurred in the Arctic, and neighboring high latitude regions. Global warming has a larger affect in polar areas, as the loss of snow and ice leads to more open water, which absorbs more sunlight and warmth.

http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20080116/


Global Temperature Trends: 2007 Summation
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2007/

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• 2007
• global
• warming
• climate
• change

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