July 28, 2010

the state of the climate

Speakers:
Dr Peter Stott, Head of Climate Monitoring and Attribution, Met Office
John Kennedy, Climate Monitoring and Research Scientist, Met Office

The 2009 State of the Climate report was published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Wednesday 28 July. As part of this report, climate scientists at the Met Office Hadley Centre compiled data from multiple independent analyses directly related to surface temperature. The scientists came to the SMC to discuss trends revealed by the data.