Knutson and two NOAA colleagues calculated that, of an average of 1.72 °C of
abnormal warmth in Australia throughout 2013, human - driven climate change was responsible for 0.81 °C.
Not exact matches
The western U.S., which was also a hot spot
in January, is continuing to see
abnormal warmth this February as is the East Coast after a brief cold blast this weekend.
The coincidence of this area loss and a 30 square kilometer loss
in 2008 with
abnormal warmth this year, the setting of increasing sea surface temperatures and sea ice decline are all part of a climate warming pattern.