Open AccessRecord temperatures measured
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2002eo000262
Subject(s) - northern hemisphere , climatology , environmental science , meteorology , geography , geology
Globally 2002 could prove to be the warmest year on record, according to the Meteorological Office of the United Kingdom. Already, the average temperature in the Northern Hemisphere for the first six months of 2002 is .73°C above average, the warmest in 143 years, the Met Office announced on 31 July