Nasa has posted an excellent set of graphics
that show just how hot 2012 was.
The site points out that: "NASA scientists say 2012 was the ninth warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998, the nine warmest years in the 132-year record all have occurred since 2000, with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the hottest years on record."
This map represents global temperature anomalies averaged from 2008 through 2012.
Data source: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Visualization credit: NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio
I'd encourage you to visit the site which also has a great video animating the progression of the global temperatures for the period from 1880 to 2012 relative to the average from 1951 to 1980. Fascinating to see how the earth has warmed.
Pretty alarming!
The site points out that: "NASA scientists say 2012 was the ninth warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998, the nine warmest years in the 132-year record all have occurred since 2000, with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the hottest years on record."
This map represents global temperature anomalies averaged from 2008 through 2012.
Data source: NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Visualization credit: NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio
I'd encourage you to visit the site which also has a great video animating the progression of the global temperatures for the period from 1880 to 2012 relative to the average from 1951 to 1980. Fascinating to see how the earth has warmed.
Pretty alarming!
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