In 1940 the average temperature of the Earth's surface was 0.12 °C above the 1951–1980 average, the highest since reliable global records began in 1880. Each new record shows how much the planet has warmed since the industrial era, mainly because of greenhouse gases released by burning coal, oil and gas. It took place in 1940.
Before and after
- c. 1940sRise of Postmodernism
- from 1940 to 1957Rise of Forest Brothers
- from 1940 to 1991Occupation of the Baltic states
- 1940Discovery of astatine
- 19401940 becomes the warmest year on record
- 4 January 1940Birth of Gao Xingjian
- 19 January 1940Construction of Dublin Airport
- 24 January 1940Birth of Joachim Gauck
- 9 February 1940Birth of J. M. Coetzee
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- 8 July 1916Establishment of Acadia National Park
- 3 December 1922Establishment of Gran Paradiso National Park
- 26 February 1929Establishment of Grand Teton National Park
- 19311931 China floods
- 1936Establishment of Jim Corbett National Park
- 10 January 1939Establishment of Iguaçu National Park
The era
This moment belongs to the Modern era (1914 CE to 1945 CE), world wars and a changing world. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.