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2005 Will Probably be Warmest on Record

Posted by Zonk on from the steamy-in-here dept.

Nilmat writes "A Washington Post Article notes that 2005 will probably have the highest mean global temperature of any year since the advent of systematic temperature records. At the moment, the mean temperature is about 0.75 degrees C above the global mean from 1950 to 1990, approximately .04 degrees higher than 1998, the year of the previous record. Only something dramatic, such as a major volcanic eruption, could cause enough cooling to miss setting a new record."

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  1. Can't read.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ... the article requires registration. I bet it was nice. Probably has some discussion about scientists claiming global warming and others that refute that conclusion.

  2. Knock on wood by sveskemus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, a major vulcano eruption. That's just what we need after all the hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and the tsunami.

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