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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