NASA - Calendar year 2008 was the coolest year since 2000, according to a NASA analysis of worldwide temperature measurements.The map above shows global temperature anomalies in 2008 compared to the 1950-1980 baseline period. Most of the world was either near normal or warmer than normal. Eastern Europe, Russia, the Arctic, and the Antarctic Peninsula were exceptionally warm (1.5 to 3.5 degrees Celsius above average).
Jan 23, 2009
Facts from NASA THE WORLD'S TEMPERATURE
NASA - Calendar year 2008 was the coolest year since 2000, according to a NASA analysis of worldwide temperature measurements.The map above shows global temperature anomalies in 2008 compared to the 1950-1980 baseline period. Most of the world was either near normal or warmer than normal. Eastern Europe, Russia, the Arctic, and the Antarctic Peninsula were exceptionally warm (1.5 to 3.5 degrees Celsius above average).