Difference between revisions of "Average surface temperature"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(currently increasing as the Earth recovers from a period that is known as the Little Ice Age) |
m (ref) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''average surface temperature''' on the earth is 15, maybe 16 degrees [[Celsius]] (60 degrees [[Fahrenheit]])," said Alan Robock, a [[meteorologist]] and climate researcher from [[Rutgers University]]. <ref>http://www.livescience.com/environment/060925_temperatures_high.html</ref> | The '''average surface temperature''' on the earth is 15, maybe 16 degrees [[Celsius]] (60 degrees [[Fahrenheit]])," said Alan Robock, a [[meteorologist]] and climate researcher from [[Rutgers University]]. <ref>http://www.livescience.com/environment/060925_temperatures_high.html</ref> | ||
| − | * The average temperature of the Earth has varied within a range of about 3°C during the past 3,000 years. It is currently increasing as the Earth recovers from a period that is known as the [[Little Ice Age]]. [http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p36.htm] | + | * The average temperature of the Earth has varied within a range of about 3°C during the past 3,000 years. It is currently increasing as the Earth recovers from a period that is known as the [[Little Ice Age]].<ref>[http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p36.htm Environmental Effects of Increased Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide]</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:29, May 21, 2008
The average surface temperature on the earth is 15, maybe 16 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit)," said Alan Robock, a meteorologist and climate researcher from Rutgers University. [1]
- The average temperature of the Earth has varied within a range of about 3°C during the past 3,000 years. It is currently increasing as the Earth recovers from a period that is known as the Little Ice Age.[2]