Scotland On Track For Warmest Year Ever Recorded - BBC

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"WWF Scotland expressed concern after analysing Met Office monthly temperature records.

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The group said three months this year had been classed as exceptionally warm, 2°C warmer than average. And six months had been warmer than the same months in 1997.

That year was identified as the warmest since 1861 in the Met Office Scottish Mainland Temperature series of records.


Dr Richard Dixon, head of policy for WWF Scotland, said: 'The weather is notoriously unpredictable but, despite the cold snap in October, if I were a betting person, I would put money on 2003 turning out to be warmer than 1997.' This would make it the warmest year since accurate records began 142 years ago.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3284931.stm