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NASA makes it official: 2000s were the hottest decade on record, 2009 tied for second warmest year - "In total, average global temperatures have increased by about 0.8°C (1.5°F) since 1880." 
Climate Progress | by Joe | Fri, Jan 22
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2009 was tied for the second warmest year in the modern record, a new NASA analysis of global surface temperature shows. The analysis, conducted by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, also shows that in the Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year since m...
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According to scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), 2009 was tied for second warmest on record, going back to 1880. Last year was virtually tied with 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, and 2007. Other key points from the NASA press release. --2009 was the warmest year on rec...
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Neil Aquino from texasliberal (WordPress) says
(in 2000's Warmest Decade On Record---You Can Advocate For Your Kids' Future Or Not)
“The decade ending in 2009 was the warmest on record, new surface temperature figures released Thursday by theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration show. The agency also found that 2009 was the second warmest year since 1880, when modern temperature measurement began. The war...
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