Arctic 'warmest in 2,000 years'

" Arctic temperatures are now higher than at any time in the last 2,000 years, research reveals. Changes to the Earth's orbit drove centuries of cooling, but temperatures rose fast in the last 100 years as human...

2009 will be one of the warmest years on record

British climate scientists have predicted that 2009 will be one of the top five warmest on record, as the average temperature is expected to be more than 0.4 degrees celsius above the average. This is despite the...

2008: the Coldest Year or the Warmest Year?

Reports today suggest that 2008 could be the tenth coldest year since 1997, but still the warmest year in the last 150 years. Information out of Oslo suggest that this is the 10th warmest since records began in...

Europe's Leaders Congratulate Obama

Europe awoke to the news this morning that Barack Obama had been elected president of the United States. Reaction around the world has been positive, but the reception to the news in Europe by the public and politians alike has been particularly enthusiastic.UK prime minister...

Global warming 'dips this year'

Global warming has become an internationally recognizable issue, and more people have been focus on making better alterations to evade this problem. For this year there is a good news, that the temprature will...

World warming despite cool Pacific and Baghdad snow

"The Impact of Global Warming Climate change is still nudging up temperatures in the long term even though the warmest year was back in 1998, and 2008 has begun with UNUSUAL weather such as a cool Pacific and...

2008 to be in top 10 warmest years say forecasters

"2008 will be slightly cooler than recent years globally but will still be among the top 10 warmest years on record since 1850 and should not be seen as a sign global warming was on the wane, British forecasters said. The Met Office and experts at the University of East...

2007 a year of weather records in U.S.

"WASHINGTON - When the calendar turned to 2007, the heat went on and the weather just got weirder. January was the warmest first month on record worldwide — 1.53 degrees above normal. It was the first time since...

Britain is getting warmer and windier

"Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary, is to declare that Britain has warmed significantly in the past 30 years and violent storms are a regular occurrence. He will unveil a report showing that the annual...

2007 TO SET HEAT RECORD FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

"The Northern Hemisphere is on track for this year to be the warmest since record-keeping started 127 years ago. Hemisphere-wide, temperatures for January through October averaged 1.3 degrees above the norm and...

New York City On Brink Of Warmest October Ever

"For the fifth time this month, a RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS SET at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday, and it's the seventh record high to be set in the last six weeks. The temperature Tuesday topped out at...

Shanghai's warm winter nights

*Editor's Update* A few days ago, I posted the story below.  In short, no snow for Shanghai or Tokyo. Today, things are a bit different.  Tokyo's the same, but China's Northeastern province was hit...

2007 set to be world's warmest year - Met Office

"2007 set to be world's warmest year - Met Office LONDON (Reuters) - This year is set to be the hottest on record worldwide due to global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon, the Meteorological Office said on Thursday. The Met Office said the combination of factors...

2007 to Be Warmest Year on Record, Forecasters Say

"An El Niño weather phenomenon combined with high levels of greenhouse gases are likely to make 2007 the warmest year ever recorded, British climate scientists said today."

Scientists say 2007 may be warmest yet

"A resurgent El Niño and persistently high levels of greenhouse gases are likely to make 2007 the world's hottest year ever recorded, British climate scientists said Thursday.Britain's Meteorological Office said...

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