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2011 Was the 9th Hottest Year On Record

Posted by Soulskill on from the maybe-we're-just-really-competitive dept.

The Bad Astronomer writes "Last year was the 9th hottest year out of the past 130, according to NASA and the NOAA. That's no coincidence: nine out of the ten hottest years on record have been since the year 2000. It's long past time to face facts: the Earth is getting hotter, and to deny it is an exercise in fantasy."

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  1. Re:The open question... by Troed · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why are you under the impression that global warming won't increase the amount of arable land?

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/07/090731-green-sahara.html

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    it's in my head
  2. Re:There is no denying the Earth is getting hotter by Dahamma · · Score: 5, Informative

    But if the information they posess is based on BS, should they not be called out. Last year was the coldest in the last 30, which is recorded by the local news, and the local wweather stations.

    Are you talking about your town? Who cares!

    2011 was the 11th warmest *globally* since records were kept in 1880, and is the 35th year on a row where temps are above the 100 year average. And that's with La Nina helping to cool things. Your information is just plain incorrect.