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Earth’s hottest May on record

Earth Has Its Warmest May on Record Globally, Spring Could Be Warmest Andrew Freedman, Mashable 19 June 14 Two of the leading centers that track global surface temperatures have reported their data for May, and they both found it to be the warmest such month on record for the planet. NASA foundthat May had an average global temperature that was 1.38 degrees Fahrenheit above average, which would make it the warmest such month, coming out far ahead of May 2012. The Japanese Meteorological Agency’s separate analysis also found both May and the meteorological spring months of March through May to be the warmest on record.

These results are preliminary, with the data from both agencies subject to revision. NASA posted a note on its surface-temperature data website Tuesday that said “missing data” from China has not yet arrived, and that their data is not “directly comparable” to previous records.

Later this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their global numbers, which typically closely match the other centers, but sometimes differ slightly in rankings. According to the World Meteorological Agency, all but one of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred in the 21st century…..

Studies show that heat waves are already becoming more intense and long-lasting globally, as average temperatures warm in response to increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the air.

Warmer than average temperatures also predominated during May across Australia, Europe and the western U.S.http://mashable.com/2014/06/17/earth-warmest-may-spring/

June 19, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general