NASA finds 2012 sustained long-term climate warming trend
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 17:00
in Earth & Climate
NASA scientists say 2012 was the ninth warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998, the nine warmest years in the 132-year record all have occurred since 2000, with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the hottest years on record.