Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Northern Hemisphere experiences warmest June on record

Mongabay: The Northern hemisphere suffered its warmest June on record across land and sea, while globally it was the fourth warmest June yet, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Worldwide, temperatures were 0.63 degrees Celsius (1.13 degrees Fahrenheit) above the average temperature of the 20th Century. In the Northern Hemisphere-where much of Russia and North America sweltered under heatwaves-the temperature was 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.34 degrees Fahrenheit)...

URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0717-hance-june-2012-noaa.html
Enclosure: http://photos.mongabay.com/j/201206.seaiceextent.june.568.jpg

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