Thermometer rises in June 2010

Another proof of rising   temperatures across the globe. Global Warming has set its foot due to large scale  anti environment activities of man. Deforestation , release of radioactive gases, chlorofluro carbon emissions into the air have all resulted in increase of carbon content in the atmosphere. The concentration of green house gases  produced by human activities  such as burning fossil fuels have contributed to  rising temperatures on the planet for the past one century.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which started recording temperatures from the early 1880s, announced that during June, the combined average for global land and ocean temperatures was 16.2 degrees Celsius, 0.68C more than the 20th century average of 15.5C. The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for June 2010 was the warmest on record at 61.1 degrees F (16.2 degrees C), which is 1.22 degrees F (0.68 degrees C) above the 20th century average of 59.9 degrees F.   The global June land surface temperature was 1.93 degrees F (1.07 degrees C) above the 20th century average of 55.9 degrees F (13.3 degrees C) - the warmest on record. 

Most continents experienced hotter-than-average temperatures, with Eastern Europe seeing the biggest spikes. Meteorologists blame El Nino, which causes warmer temperatures across the Pacific Ocean. Not only was last month the hottest June ever recorded, it was the fourth consecutive month in which the standing high mark was topped. Warmer-than-average conditions dominated the globe, with the most prominent warmth in Peru, the central and eastern contiguous United States and eastern and western Asia. Cooler-than-average regions included Scandinavia, southern China and the northwestern contiguous United States.  Out on the oceans, the worldwide ocean surface temperature was 0.97 degrees F (0.54 degrees C) above the 20th century average of 61.5 degrees F (16.4 degrees C), which was the fourth warmest June on record. The Atlantic Ocean showed the greatest temperature increase.

Climate experts threw a pessimistic feel about the rising heat. The month of June had recorded a low in the Arctic sea ice. The cooling temperatures in the Atlantic could pave way for a hurricane season. The block January to June had recorded the warmest   global land and ocean surface   temperatures  since 1880.  The UN Inter government on Panel on Climate Change  has warned that  without steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, the global thermometer could rise by 6.0 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, making large swathes of the planet as this could make the planet unfit to live for all  life  forms  here.

The hottest June recorded  was set by the June 2010 pronounced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  at Ashville, North Carolina, United States of America on July 22,2010.