The measured value is ‘consistent with the trend in global average surface temperatures that has been observed during the past few decades’. Photo: AFPWashington: Last month was the second warmest August in 137 years of modern record-keeping, according to an analysis of global temperatures by scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa). The measured value is “consistent with the trend in global average surface temperatures that has been observed during the past few decades,” Nasa said. However, August this year was about 0.2 degrees warmer than the August following the last large El Nino event in 1997-1998. The modern global temperature record begins around 1880 because previous observations did not cover enough of the planet.

Source: Mint September 19, 2017 10:07 UTC