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Calendar year 2008 was the coolest year since 2000, but it was still in the top ten warmest years since the start of record-keeping in 1880. Most of Europe, Russia, and the Arctic were warmer than average, while much of the Pacific Ocean was cooler than usual.
NASA image by Robert Simmon, based on GISS surface temperature analysis data. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey, adapted from Global Temperature Trends: 2008 Annual Summation on the NASA GISS Website.
Published January 21, 2009 Data acquired January 1 - December 1, 2008