According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) of the US Department of Commerce, the average global
temperature in August 2018 was 1.33 degrees F above the 20th-century average of
60.1 degrees. This was the fifth highest global temperature for August in the
139-year record (1880–2018). Last month was also the 42nd consecutive August
and the 404th consecutive month with temperatures above average.
Further, the year-to-date average global temperature was 1.37
degrees F above average of 57.3 degrees. This is the fourth highest on record
for the January through August (YTD) period, but 0.47 of a degree lower than
the record high set in 2016 for the same period. http://bit.ly/2NoB6vw
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Ranjan K Panda
Convenor, Combat Climate Change Network, India
Email: ranjanpanda@gmail.com
Skype: ranjan.climatecrusader
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