Global Average Temperatures in 2017 Continued Upward Trend
https://eos.org/articles/global-average-temperatures-in-2017-continued-upward-trend
Source: By JoAnna Wendel, Eos/AGU
Excerpt: Earth’s average surface temperature in 2017 placed as the second or third highest on record, according to new analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NASA’s analysis, released yesterday during a press conference, showed that 2017 is the second-hottest year on record and that the average global temperature rose 0.9°C (1.6°F) above the 1951–1980 average. The size of the temperature increase was calculated from thousands of measurements from more than 6,000 weather stations, ship- and buoy-based observations of sea surface temperatures, and measurements across Antarctic research stations. An analysis from NOAA, released during the same press conference, produced similar results: According to NOAA’s models, 2017 ranked as the third-warmest year on record. Specifically, NOAA scientists found that temperatures rose 0.84°C (1.5°F) above the 20th century average (1901–2000). “Despite colder than average temperatures in any one part of the world, temperatures over the planet as a whole continue the rapid warming trend we’ve seen over the last 40 years.”,” said Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, at the press conference.... [See also New York Times article https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/18/climate/hottest-year-2017.html]
Source: By JoAnna Wendel, Eos/AGU
Excerpt: Earth’s average surface temperature in 2017 placed as the second or third highest on record, according to new analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NASA’s analysis, released yesterday during a press conference, showed that 2017 is the second-hottest year on record and that the average global temperature rose 0.9°C (1.6°F) above the 1951–1980 average. The size of the temperature increase was calculated from thousands of measurements from more than 6,000 weather stations, ship- and buoy-based observations of sea surface temperatures, and measurements across Antarctic research stations. An analysis from NOAA, released during the same press conference, produced similar results: According to NOAA’s models, 2017 ranked as the third-warmest year on record. Specifically, NOAA scientists found that temperatures rose 0.84°C (1.5°F) above the 20th century average (1901–2000). “Despite colder than average temperatures in any one part of the world, temperatures over the planet as a whole continue the rapid warming trend we’ve seen over the last 40 years.”,” said Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, at the press conference.... [See also New York Times article https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/18/climate/hottest-year-2017.html]