Earth Policy Institute Resources on TEMPERATURE and CLIMATE
Global Temperature Indicator
Eco-Economy Indicators are twelve trends that the Earth Policy Institute tracks to measure progress in building an eco-economy. Taking the earth's temperature tells us about the relative health of the planet.
With the record for 2007 now complete, it is clear that temperatures around the world are continuing their upward climb. The global average in 2007 was 14.73 degrees Celsius (58.5 degrees Fahrenheit)—the second warmest year on record, only 0.03 degrees Celsius behind the 2005 maximum. January 2007 was the hottest January ever measured, a full 0.23 degrees Celsius warmer than the previous record. August was also a record for that month and September was the second warmest September recorded. MORE...
Key Data Related to TEMPERATURE and CLIMATE:
Average Global Temperature, 1880-2007 figure table
Average Global Temperature by Decade, 1880-2007
Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide, 1000-2007
Average Global Temperature, 1880-2007, with Projections to 2100
2006 Temperature Indicator
2004 Temperature Indicator
From the Eco-Economy Updates:
Timeline for The Beginning of the End for Coal (2 April 2008)
U.S. Moving Toward Ban on New Coal-Fired Power Plants (14 February 2008)
Is World Oil Production Peaking? (15 November 2007)
Ban the Bulb: Worldwide Shift from Incandescents to Compact Fluorescents Could Close 270 Coal-Fired Power Plants (9 May 2007)
The Earth Is Shrinking: Advancing Deserts and Rising Seas Squeezing Civilization (15 November 2006)
Hurricane Damages Soar to New Levels: Insurance Companies Abandoning Homeowners in High-Risk Coastal Areas (29 August 2006)
Global Warming Forcing U.S. Coastal Population to Move Inland: An Estimated 250,000 Katrina Evacuees are Now Climate Refugees (16 August 2006)
Setting the Record Straight: More than 52,000 Europeans Died from Heat in Summer 2003 (28 July 2006)
Let's Raise Gas Taxes and Lower Income Taxes (11 May 2006)
U.S. Mayors Respond to Washington Leadership Vacuum on Climate Change (3 May 2006)
Wind Energy Demand Booming (22 March 2006)
The Short Path to Oil Independence (13 October 2004)
Coal Takes Heavy Human Toll (24 August 2004)
Saudis Have U.S. Over a Barrel (14 April 2004)
Europe Leading World Into Age of Wind Energy (8 April 2004)
Glaciers and Sea Ice Endangered by Rising Temperatures (22 January 2004)
Coal: U.S. Promotes While Canada and Europe Move Beyond (3 December 2003)
Record Heat Wave in Europe Takes 35,000 Lives (9 October 2003)
World Facing Fourth Consecutive Grain Harvest Shortfall (17 September 2003)
Record Temperatures Shrinking World Grain Harvest (27 August 2003)
Wind Power Set to Become World's Leading Energy Source (25 June 2003)
Global Temperature Near Record for 2002 (11 December 2002)
Rising Temperatures & Falling Water Tables Raising Food Prices (21 August 2002)
Earth's Ice Melting Faster Than Projected (12 March 2002)
World Wind Generating Capacity Jumps 31 Percent in 2001 (8 January 2002)
This Year May be Second Warmest on Record (18 December 2001)
Rising Sea Level Forcing Evacuation of Island Country (15 November 2001)
Wind Power: The Missing Link in the Bush Energy Plan (31 May 2001)
Climate Change Has World Skating On Thin Ice (29 August 2000)
The Rise and Fall of the Global Climate Coalition (25 July 2000)
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