2010 'second warmest year recorded'
Last year was the second warmest on record, figures from the Met Office and University of East Anglia have shown. According to the data, global temperatures in 2010 averaged 14.5C, making it the second hottest year since records began in 1850 and leaving 1998 in the top spot.
While in the UK 2010 was the coldest year since 1986 and the 12th coldest in the past century, the Met Office said very few parts of the world were significantly colder than usual during the year.
The northern hemisphere experienced its warmest-ever year with the average temperature 0.69C above the 1961-1990 average.
While in the UK 2010 was the coldest year since 1986 and the 12th coldest in the past century, the Met Office said very few parts of the world were significantly colder than usual during the year.
The northern hemisphere experienced its warmest-ever year with the average temperature 0.69C above the 1961-1990 average.
Climate change campaign back on track
Things appear to be moving forward again but 2011 will be no time for complacency
Things appear to be moving forward again but 2011 will be no time for complacency
