2008 Is Forecast One Of The Ten Hottest Years Since 1850
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008The underlying trend of higher and higher temperatures indicates that global warming is likely here to stay not until humanity do something about it to lessen its effect. The global surface temperature in 2008 will increase by 0.37 degrees Celsius (0.67 degrees Fahrenheit) above what climate scientists call the long term average of 14 degrees Celsius (57.2 degrees Fahrenheit).
The average is derived by calculating the mean surface temperatures registered globally between 1961 and 1990. That would be enough to have it rank among the hottest years on record, although it would be unlikely to beat the current warmest year of 1998 which was 0.52 degrees Celsius (0.94 degrees Fahrenheit) above the long term average.
