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NOAA: May Global Temperature is Warmest on Record; Spring and January-May also Post Record-breaking Temps

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The Chinese province of Yunnan had its warmest May since 1951. Anomalously cool conditions were present across western North America, northern Argentina, interior Asia, and Western Europe. For the United Kingdom, it was the driest spring since 1984, and the twelfth driest since the UK record began in 1910.

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InterAcademy Council to Conduct Independent Review of the UN IPCC’s Processes and Procedures at Request of United Nations and IPCC

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president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science, and Professor Lu Yongxiang, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The review will be led by the IAC co-chairs Robbert Dijkgraaf, Ph.D., The IAC will conduct its work independently according to its procedures for carrying out expert studies.