Greenouse gas behind 2006 record warming in the US

Wed, 2007-08-29 12:45Emily Murgatroyd

Greenouse gas behind 2006 record warming in the US

According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Greenhouse gases, and not the ocean current El Nino, accounted for temperatures in the United States that were close to a record high last year, U.S. government climate scientists said today.

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Greenouse gas behind 2006 record warming in the US