Last year was the eighth warmest year on record, according to the National Climatic Data Center. The world’s temperature in 2008 tied that of 2001 according to the center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Preliminary calculations show the world’s average temperature for 2008 was 0.49°C above the 20th century average of 13.9°C. The ranking means that all of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 1997. Researchers fear far-reaching effects of global warming, ranging from changing storm patterns, damage to crops and wildlife, droughts to spread of disease. The climate center noted that since 1880, the annual combined global land and ocean surface temperature has increased at a rate of 0.05°C per decade and the rate has increased over the past 30 years.
The implication of the above article is global warming....floods....scarcity of food.....loss of lives.....END OF THE WORLD.
The implication of the above article is global warming....floods....scarcity of food.....loss of lives.....END OF THE WORLD.
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