2001 TO BE SECOND-WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD.(NEWS) From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: December 19, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 The Cincinnati Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Associated Press

GENEVA -- The average temperature on Earth for this year is expected to be the second-warmest since global records began 140 years ago, the U.N. weather agency said.

World Meteorological Organization officials Tuesday called the data more proof of global warming caused by humans.

Warming temperatures led to an increase in the severity and frequency of storms, droughts and other unusual weather conditions, they said.

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