| Show climate trends toward warmer temperatures worldwide world wide evidence that climate is getting warmer has been presented to the temperature symposium of the american institute of physics according to J B kincer of the united states weather bureau at washington have considered historic climate as a rather stable thing with short period variations of considerable magnitude but without especially significant trends covering long periods however since the turn of the century there has been such a persistent trend to higher temperatures worldwide world wide in scope as to suggest that the orthodox conception of stability of climate needs some revision at least he cited weather records in portland ore 17 of the last 20 years have been warmer than normal the warmest was 1921 every year sines since 1922 has been above average omaha in a similar period has had 15 years warmer than normal with the peak in 1931 in washington 17 years have been warmer than normal and every year since 1926 has brought above normal heat beat in that city warmest year was 1921 capetown S south africa recorded 19 years warmer than normal with the hottest in 1927 worldwide world wide monthly records tor for 23 years show all but four considerably warmer than normal two of these years were at normal and tw two 0 were colder than the average these the se records or s have ave been completed only up to 1932 |
