NASA, NOAA To Announce 2012 Global Temperature, Climate Conditions Jan. 15

Jan. 14, 2013

Steve Cole
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0918
stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov

Leslie McCarthy
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York
212-678-5507
leslie.m.mccarthy@nasa.gov

John Ewald
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington
240-429-6127
john.ewald@noaa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-014

NASA, NOAA TO ANNOUNCE 2012 GLOBAL TEMPERATURE, CLIMATE CONDITIONS JAN. 15

WASHINGTON -- U.S. government climate experts will announce new data
on global temperature conditions in 2012 during a news teleconference
at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 15. NASA and NOAA scientists will discuss
the new results and the year's most significant weather and climate
events.

NASA and NOAA each independently produce a record of Earth's surface
temperatures and changes based on historical observations over the
land surface and oceans. Consistency between the two analyses,
together with those produced by other countries, increases confidence
in their accuracy. These analyses provide government, business and
community leaders with critical data and information to make informed
decisions.

The NASA and NOAA 2012 global temperature analyses will be issued in a
news release one hour before the start of the teleconference.
Panelists for the teleconference include:

-- James E. Hansen, director, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space
Studies, New York
-- Thomas R. Karl, director, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center,
Asheville, N.C.

News media can participate in the teleconference by calling
800-779-6992 and using the passcode "climate." The briefing also will
be streamed live at:

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

For more information about NASA programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov


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