Second Hottest Year in
History: 2007
The year of 2007 might
be the second hottest
year in history after
1998, an expert with the
Weather Research Unit at
the British University
of East Anglia said on
Friday.
Phil Jones predicted
that 2007 might be the
second hottest year in
history, which has been
recorded since 1860.
According to the World
Meteorology
Organization, the ten
hottest years over the
past 150 years were the
1990s, while 2006 ranks
sixth.
However, according to a
study carried out by the
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
(NASA) of the United
States, 2005 was the
hottest year, even
hotter than 1998.
The experts meeting in
the Norwegian capital
also predicted that the
floods in Pakistan and
the high temperatures in
Greece might announce
more severe disasters as
a consequence of global
warming.
Floods have killed more
than 500 people in
Afghanistan, India and
Pakistan over the past
few days, the
researchers said. |
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