NASA released data today (17 June) indicating that global surface temperatures in May 2014 were 0.76 oC above the 1951-1980 mean. That is well above the previous record of 0.70 oC set in 2010 and again in 2012. This is consistent with the data released yesterday by the Japan Meteorological Agency which also showed that May 2014 was the warmest May on record.For the March-April-May period, NASA data indicates that temperatures were 0.73 oC above the 1951-1980 mean, making it the second warmest such period on record behind only 2010 when May was 0.80 oC above the mean. The japan Meteorological Agency separately calculated that March-April-May 2014 was the warmest on record, just ahead of 2010. These kinds of small differences are common between the datasets maintained by Japan, the US and others.Data source: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata_v3/GLB.Ts+ dSST.txt bin/gistemp/nmaps.cgi?sat=4& sst=3&type=anoms&mean_gen=05& year1=2014&year2=2014&base1= 1951&base2=1980&radius=1200& pol=rob
When we see records being broken and unprecedented events such as this, the onus is on those who deny any connection to climate change to prove their case. Global warming has fundamentally altered the background conditions that give rise to all weather. In the strictest sense, all weather is now connected to climate change. Kevin Trenberth HIT THE PAGE DOWN KEY TO SEE THE POSTS Now at 8,800+ articles. HIT THE PAGE DOWN KEY TO SEE THE POSTS
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
May 2014 declared hottest on record by NASA and the Japanese Meteorological Agency
from Nick Sundt, World Wildlife Fund, June 17, 2014
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