The Met Office has released data from 1300 weather stations around the world which show that the globe is getting warmer. We've extracted all the UK and US temperature change data for you
One after the other, the British Met Office and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) went public with their latest measurements, showing that 2009 is shaping up to be the fifth hottest year on record and - more importantly - that the 'noughties' are set to be much the warmest decade ever. But just a few miles away from the cavernous Bella Centre, climate sceptics were saying exactly the opposite at an alternative conference. They claim, as a central part of their case, that the world has been getting cooler since 1998. But the scientists will have none of it. "We are in a warming trend. There is no doubt about it," insisted Michael Jarraud, the Secretary General of the WMO.
One after the other, the British Met Office and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) went public with their latest measurements, showing that 2009 is shaping up to be the fifth hottest year on record and - more importantly - that the 'noughties' are set to be much the warmest decade ever.
But just a few miles away from the cavernous Bella Centre, climate sceptics were saying exactly the opposite at an alternative conference. They claim, as a central part of their case, that the world has been getting cooler since 1998. But the scientists will have none of it. "We are in a warming trend. There is no doubt about it," insisted Michael Jarraud, the Secretary General of the WMO.
