2007 Set To Be 6th Warmest Year On Record

Jones predicted that 2007 would be beaten by 1998, warmest ahead of 2005, 2003, 2002 and 2004. The U.S. space agency NASA says that 2005 was fractionally warmer than 1998. The unusually warm start to the year was partly blamed for heating the Atlantic and cutting the extent of Arctic sea ice to a record low in summer. It also disrupted crop growth. Many of Europe's Alpine ski resorts -- starved of snow a year ago -- have opened. In Switzerland 48 resorts, or more than half the total, opened about 10 days ago after good early snows and freezing temperatures. In northern Europe, resorts such as Hafjell have opened weeks before last year, when temperatures were too high even for snow-making machines. ... http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL2773467020071128 [Proofreader’s note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on November 29, 2007]

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