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Past winter was warmest on record Rhett Butler, mongabay.com March 16, 2007
NOAA also reported that precipitation was above average in much of the United States. NOAA said that winter temperature for the contiguous United States was 33.6 degrees F (0.9 degrees C), about 0.6 degrees above the 20th century average. The agency noted that the warmer-than-average winter temperatures helped reduce residential energy bills for the country. NOAA said that winter temperatures were above average but below records set in 2003 and 2001.
NOAA reported that global surface temperatures have increased at 0.11 degrees F (0.06 degrees C) per decade during the past century, but that the rate of increase has tripled since 1976 to 0.32 degrees F (0.18 degrees C) per decade. Most of the warming has occurred in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Scientists say increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation are helping warm the planet. Related article 2006 was fifth warmest year on record. Last week NASA scientists announced that 2006 was the fifth-warmest year in the past century, after 2005, 1998, 2002, and 2003 (in descending order by warmest year). Comments? News options News index | RSS | News Feed Advertisements: Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing |
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