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The decade from 2000 to 2009 was warmer than Any other decade since 1850.
The decade from 2000 to 2009 was warmer than Any other decade since 1850.
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The decade from 2000 to 2009 was warmer than Any other decade since 1850.
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS... TRUE
The World Meteorological Organization documented that 2000-2009 was the warmest decade since records were kept. According to NASA, the global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880. This continues a trend in which 9 of the 10 warmest years in the modern meteorological record have occurred since the year 2000.
