NASA Finds 2011 Ninth Warmest Year on Record
01/19/2012 12:00 AM EST
The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists. The finding continues a trend in which nine of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteorological record have occurred since the year 2000.
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