Looking over at
Climate Progress, we see that there are many climatic problems that are cropping up this year (and we've only just passed the half-way mark of 2008). From
NOAA, we find out that:
- Based on preliminary data, the globally averaged combined land and sea surface temperature was the eighth warmest on record for June and the ninth warmest for January-June year-to-date period.
- June 2008 temperatures were above average in Australia, northwestern Africa, eastern Brazil, the eastern and southern continental U.S., and most of Europe and Russia. Meanwhile, cooler-than-average conditions were present across the north-central and northwestern contiguous U.S., the southern countries of South America, northern India, and western Russia.
- Precipitation during June 2008 was above average in the Philippines, British Isles, Finland, Kenya, the midwestern and northeastern continental U.S., northern India, and eastern and southern China. Drier-than-average conditions were observed across the southern and most of the western U.S., parts of Europe, southern Australia, and South America.
- El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions transitioned to a neutral phase during June.
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