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2009: second warmest year on record

2009 was tied for the second warmest year in the modern record, a new NASA analysis of global surface temperature shows. The analysis, conducted by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, also shows that in the Southern Hemisphere, 2009 was the warmest year since modern records began in 1880. For full text: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/temp-analysis-2009.html

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