February 26th in the warmest February on record according to date released by NASA Worldwide surface temperatures were 1.35 degrees Celsius warmer than average That broke the record set in January which was 1.15 degree Celsius above average Monthly temperatures were compared in the base years between 1951 and 1990 Some climate scientists were surprised by the extend of the warming Jeff Masters and Bob Hansen from the website, wunderground.com say the findings are “a true shocker” They say it is an another reminder of the continuing rise in the world’s temperature resulting from humanproduced greenhouse gasses Greenhouse gasses trapped heat in the Earth atmosphere They are gasses like carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor Climate expert Paul Knappenberger says the weather event EI Nino is also to blame for this year high temperature EI Nino is the result of a band of warm water in the tropical Pacific Ocean When the heat from that water is released, the Earth temperature go up Knappenberger says the combination of greenhouse gasses and the EI Nino causes a slow rise in the earth’s overall temperature at short-term rises and falls take place He adds that after an EI Nino there are often La Nina events He said this can lead to cooler than normal weather conditions EI Nino and La Nina can shift back and forth every two to seven years Causing extreme weather ... reminder of the continuing rise in the world’s temperature resulting from humanproduced greenhouse gasses Greenhouse gasses trapped heat in the Earth atmosphere They are gasses like carbon dioxide,... temperature go up Knappenberger says the combination of greenhouse gasses and the EI Nino causes a slow rise in the earth’s overall temperature at short-term rises and falls take place He adds that... EI Nino there are often La Nina events He said this can lead to cooler than normal weather conditions EI Nino and La Nina can shift back and forth every two to seven years Causing extreme weather