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‘Temperatures can be global.’

[⟨det (plur temperature.n)⟩ global.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

As reported in the journal Nature (letters, May 1) Keenlyside and colleagues added the affect of climate cycles to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change models to forecast that global temperatures will remain stable or perhaps even dip down for the next few years, before heading up.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

If we do this, the best estimates are that we could reduce global temperatures by 0.1 degrees by 2050 and save on average about one polar bear a year from early death.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

It is predicted that global temperatures in 2100 will be 5.8 & deg; C warmer than they were in 1990.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Scientists think the sudden release of vast quantities of methane gas has in the past been responsible for rapid increases in global temperatures, dramatic changes to the climate, and even the mass extinction of species.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The red, purple, and orange lines are model forecasts of global temperatures under different emission scenarios…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Time to Lead is a high – profile, on – line public campaign which will keep citizens up to date with the EU’s discussions, what they mean for global temperatures and who in Europe is taking the lead to keep global warming below 2?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The Pacific Decadal Oscillation has turned cool again and, if history is any indicator, this means global temperatures will continue to fall.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The UN’s predictions are already being falsified by events: global temperatures have been falling for seven years, and not one of the climate models relied upon so heavily and so unwisely by the IPCC predicted that turn of events.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

However, another natural cycle, the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, is predicted to hold global temperatures steady for the next decade before global warming takes our planet into new warmth.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Wind streams blew the fine ash as far away as New York; sea levels were raised in the English Channel, and over the following year, global temperatures were reduced by 1.2 degrees C.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters by a group of Dutch scientists, found that warm temperature extremes would tick upwards more significantly than global average temperatures.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Underground stores of methane are important because scientists believe their sudden release has in the past been responsible for rapid increases in global temperatures, dramatic changes to the climate, and even the mass extinction of species.
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In Wikipedia:

Between 15,000 BP and 10,000 BP, a 6 C increase in global mean annual temperatures occurred.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Global temperatures vary annually according to natural cycles.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

While the global temperatures may have moved upward in the 20th century, there is far from a consensus on the matter.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Because he’s so blinded by ideology he actually refuses to acknowledge the human influence on our atmosphere: While average global temperatures have increased by one degree over the last century, it is difficult to determine how much of this increase is due to human influence.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The campaign will keep citizens up to date with discussions on the EU’s energy package, what they mean for global temperatures, and who in Europe is taking the lead in fighting climate change.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

In a report published last year, the IPCC said such a reduction would be necessary to stop global temperatures rising more than 3.6 degrees above preindustrial levels.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The satellite data is available only since 1979, but it does give a good overview of how global temperatures have been trending during the past 30 years.
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Queried on 2013-05-19.