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What the world needs to watch

Global warming is mainly the result of CO2 levels rising in the Earth’s atmosphere. Both atmospheric CO2 and climate change are accelerating. Climate scientists say we have years, not decades, to stabilize CO2 and other greenhouse gases.

To help the world succeed, CO2Now.org makes it easy to see the most current CO2 level and what it means. So, use this site and keep an eye on CO2.  Invite others to do the same. Then we can do more to send CO2 in the right direction.

Watch CO2 now and know the score on global warming, practically in real time.

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The Most Current Data on Earth | Global Temperature

 

January 19, 2012

For Earth, December 2011 is tied with 1987 and 2004 as the 10th warmest December on record since 1880.  At an average of 12.22°C, last month's global temperature is 0.46°C higher than the 20th Century average.  

The data and information was posted January 19, 2012 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its National Climate Data Center (NCDC) in the USA.  

Annually, 2011 is the 11th warmest year on record.  The year 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest years.  

More details about global temperature are available in the State of the Climate reports (Global Analysis) at the NOAA-NCDC website. These reports present preliminary, global data that has been gathered from monitoring stations and leading institutions around the world. The reports include a Global Hazardssection that gives a global update on drought & wildfires, flooding, storms, severe winter weather, and ecosystems impacts. A Snow and Ice section reports on snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere and sea ice extent in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

NOTE: Global temperatures set out in the CO2Now graphic (above) are computed from NOAA estimates of global average temperature for the 20th century and adding the current 20th-century anomaly.  

 

More Info from NOAA-NCDC:

NOAA NDCC | State of the Climate Global Analysis | REPORT

NOAA NDCC | Global land and ocean surface temperature anomalies since 1880 | DATA

NOAA NCDC | Q&As about global surface temperature anomalies | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

NOAA NCDC | 2011 Annual State of the Climate Global Analysis | PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS

NOAA NCDC | 2010 Annual State of the Climate Highlights | 8 Page PDF

Related:

GISS  |  Global Temperature in 2011, Trends, and Prospects

Climate Interactive | UNEP Emissions Gap Report & Temperature-Related Tools

The Royal Society | Four degrees and beyond

CO2Now | The CO2Now Climate Sheet

Average Global Temperature (1850 - 2009)

Average Global Temperature 1850-2009


Countries that set a new temperature record in 2010:

17 countries that set a temperature record in 2010

SolveClimate  |  Record temperatures on 19% of Earth's surface

Original story and graphic  |  Climate Central

 

 
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