Tag Archives: global temperature record

Another El Niño on the way?

Posted on 16 February, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

In the waters of the far-eastern equatorial Pacific – close to the South American coast – sea-surface temperatures are beginning to rise, prompting some climate scientists to believe the world could be heading for another El Niño in close succession … Continue reading →

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The challenge of taking the temperature of the world’s oceans

Posted on 5 January, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

Sea-surface temperature measurements are an essential component in the production of the average global temperature figures. Without data from the oceans we wouldn’t see 70 per cent of the world’s surface and we would get an unrepresentative picture of global … Continue reading →

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Met Office in the Media: 20 March 2012

Posted on 20 March, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

There has been widespread coverage of a scientific paper detailing an update to the joint Met Office Hadley Centre and University of East Anglia, HadCRUT global temperature dataset. The paper is published in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Compiled from temperature observations … Continue reading →

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