Infographic: A Snapshot of Climate Change
This map was adopted from a visual created by the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It depicts 2008
global temperature anomalies with respect to a 1961-1990 base period. “The global January-December [2008] temperature for combined land and ocean surfaces was 0.49°C (0.88°F) above the 20th century average, tying with 2001 as the eighth warmest [year] since records began in 1880.”
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