Global Temperature Records

2016 was the third year in a row to set the average global temperature record. Of the 17 hottest years, 16 have occurred since 2000. The five hottest years have all occurred since 2010. Read the complete global temperature analysis for 2016 by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.

This heat wave and climate change – News Release from NC WARN

July 2, 2012

Three straight days of record highs in much of North Carolina remind us that it’s a little hotter lately. But is it climate change?

Heat Waves and Climate Change – The Associated Press

July 26, 2011

NOAA: In general, both daytime and nighttime temperature increases “are consistent with what we would expect in a greenhouse-warmed world.”

Study: Rising Global Temperatures Spur Steepest Sea Level Rise In 2,100 Years – Popular Science

June 24, 2011

The seas are rising at a faster rate right now than at any point since at least the era of Julius Caesar, and there is a direct link between this increase and changes in global surface temperatures, according to a new study. Rising sea levels could have major impacts on not just marine ecosystems, but the entire planet, as coastal areas are swamped by encroaching waters.

Slamming the Door on Climate Confusionists – 2010 Wettest, Hottest Year – The New York Times

January 12, 2011

New government figures for the global climate show that 2010 was the wettest year in the historical record, and it tied 2005 as the hottest year since record-keeping began in 1880.

Long, hot summer of fire, floods fits predictions – Associated Press

August 12, 2010

This summer’s weather disasters fit into the pattern forecast by climate scientists in key 2007 report on global warming.

Scientists Say Global Warming is Continuing – The News and Observer

July 28, 2010

“A comprehensive review of key climate indicators confirms the world is warming and the past decade was the warmest on record,” the annual State of the Climate report declares.

2009: Second Warmest Year on Record – NASA’s Earth Science News Team

January 21, 2010

NASA: 2009 was tied for the second warmest year in the modern record, a new NASA analysis of global surface temperature shows. Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year since modern records began in 1880.

Climate Change Speeds Up Since Kyoto in 1997: Associated Press article and response from Jim Warren

November 23, 2009

How climate change has accelerated beyond some of the grimmest warnings made in 1997. NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren responds in a letter to The News & Observer.

“Urgency Denial” Must End – Winston-Salem Journal Oped by Jim Warren

January 17, 2009

By Jim Warren. Severe climate changes are occurring at an accelerating rate. Our planet is in crisis, according to the world’s top scientists, and corrective measures that are proven, feasible and economically beneficial — mainly energy efficiency — need to be implemented now.

The Prospect of Rapid Warming – Duke University Dean Schlesinger

August 24, 2006

N&O August 24, 2006 Opinion Facing the prospect of rapid warming WILLIAM H. SCHLESINGER DURHAM – Fossil trees in Antarctica show us that climate has changed greatly in the past. Suppose the current warming is just part of a longer trend that we can’t do anything about? It is worth looking …

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