Global temperature records in close agreement, despite subtle differences
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 10:30
in Earth & Climate
Groups of scientists from several major institutions NASAs Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the Met Office Hadley Centre in the United Kingdom tally data collected by temperature monitoring stations spread around the world and make an announcement about whether the previous year was a comparatively warm or cool year.