NOAA report: August 2021 is the 6th-warmest in 142 years
Sakshi Education
As per NOAA’s National Centre for Environmental Information analysis, August 2021 was the 6th hottest month on the Earth, despite the fact that, Central Texas went through a cooler than average month.
August 2021 was the 6th warmest month in 142 years.While analysing the August’s heat, scientists found that the average global land & ocean surface temperature was 1.62 degrees F more than the average of 20th-century.
- North America witnessed its top-10 warmest August.
- Asia had its 2nd warmest August while Africa had 3rd warmest August.
- Since 2009, 9 out of 10 warmest Augusts on Earth have happened.
- NOAA is an American scientific and regulatory agency working under the “United States Department of Commerce” that forecasts weather, charts the sea, monitors oceanic &atmospheric conditions, conduct deep sea exploration, besides managing fishing & protecting marine mammals.
Published date : 05 Oct 2021 05:44PM