This year set to be one of warmest since 1850
30 Nov 2012

Warming up ... melt ponds in the Arctic.
Temperatures this year are the ninth highest on record since 1850, says a United Nations report released this week.
And, the report says, warming is happening despite the effect of La Niña, a meteorological phenomenon which is supposed to have a cooling influence on the Earth’s atmosphere.
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