From its “State of the Climate Global Analysis” for June 2011-June 2012, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on how abnormal the last year has been in terms of climate:
“ During the June 2011-June 2012 period, each of the 13 consecutive months ranked among the warmest third of their historical distribution for the first time in the 1895-present record. The odds of this occurring randomly is 1 in 1,594,323. ”




















