WW: Global Temps Jump Off Chart (fwd)

Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 19:23:58 -0400 (AST)
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Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 18:04:28 -0500
From: mcaron@worldwatch.org
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Subject: WW: Global Temps Jump Off Chart


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 1998

Vital Signs Brief 98-3

GLOBAL TEMPERATURE JUMPS OFF CHART

The average temperature of the earth's atmosphere hit the highest level ever
recorded in the first two-thirds of 1998, literally jumping off the charts. 
(See Figure.)  Six of the first eight months of the year were the warmest since
records began in 1866.

The accelerating pace of climate change is out of step with the glacial pace of
climate negotiations, which have been frozen since the Kyoto Protocol was
crafted a year ago. "Unless the government officials who gather in Buenos Aires
November 2 for a new round of climate negotiations can plug the loopholes in the
Protocol and pave the way for its ratification," say Worldwatch researchers
Christopher Flavin and Seth Dunn, "they face serious risk that it will never be
adopted, nullifying a decade of efforts to protect the climate.  If nothing of
consequence happens in Buenos Aires, that in itself will be big news."

******************** A graph of global temperature from 1866-1998 can be found
in the .eps attachment here or at the Worldwatch web site,
<http://www.worldwatch.org>.  For the data used to make the graph, contact Mary
Caron at <mcaron@worldwatch.org>. 
 
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