Sentences with phrase «than in recent decades»

More importantly, far more all - time TMax records were set in the 1930s than in any recent decade.

However, the uncertainties in the forcings for that period are larger than in recent decades (in particular for the solar and aerosol - related emissions) and so the forced trend (0.07 ºC / decade) could have been different in reality.

(2) Alpine glaciers receded more during the 1860s - 1880s and 1920s - 1950s than in recent decades, and the Alps are over 3 °C colder now than a few thousand years ago.

«It's no secret that children play outdoors less now than in recent decades, and research shows maternal fear as one reason why,» said Rachel Tolbert Kimbro, Rice assistant professor of sociology.

The paper, «Evaluating Statewide Climate Extremes for the United States,» published in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, finds that far more State - wide all - time - high temperature records were set in the 1930s than in recent decades.

One thousand years ago during the Medieval Warm Period, coral thrived in Pacific water masses that were ~ 0.65 ° warmer than in recent decades, then cooled ~ 0.9 °C by the 1700s.