2006年02月07日
ENS美國,紐約報導;丁秋仁編譯;蔡麗伶審校
根據美國太空總署(NASA)新的分析報告,2005年突破有儀器資料以來,全球地表最高溫之世紀記錄。科學小組指出,2005年雖然與1998年並列歷年最高溫,卻沒有聖嬰現象的拉抬。研究小組在報告中註明:「我們相信2005年北極確實有異常暖化的現象,而將北極預期溫度列為評估因素正是2005年突破高溫年記錄的主要原因」。
2005 Edges out 1998 as Warmest Year on Record
The highest global surface temperature in more than a century of instrumental data was recorded in the 2005 calendar year, according to a new NASA analysis. The scientific team says 2005 is practically in a dead heat with 1998, the warmest previous year. "We believe that the remarkable Arctic warmth of 2005 is real, and the inclusion of estimated Arctic temperatures is the primary reason for our rank of 2005 as the warmest year," the team wrote in its analysis.