It shows decade average global surface temperatures from the 1850s through to the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Needless to say, the picture presented is not a very positive one.
Additional information from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which produced the report containing these data, can be found at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/bams-state-of-the-climate/
Have a good weekend.
David
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Warming world
A clearer picture of global warming since the 1850s
Jul 29th 2010
The Economist
