In 1990 the average temperature of the Earth's surface was 0.45 °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 1990.
Before and after
- 1990Establishment of Manas National Park
- 1990Rise of riot grrrl
- 1990Founding of Shanghai Stock Exchange
- 1990Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
- 19901990 becomes the warmest year on record
- 20 January 1990Black January
- 11 February 1990Nelson Mandela is released from prison
- from March 1990 to March 1997South Armagh sniper campaign
- from 8 April 1990 to 10 June 1991Premiere of Twin Peaks
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- 1 January 1954Establishment of Niokolo-Koba National Park
- 22 May 1974Establishment of Northeast Greenland National Park
- 1976Establishment of Sagarmatha National Park
- 5 April 1979Establishment of Kakadu National Park
- 20242024 becomes the warmest year on record
- 26 August 20262026 Nepal–Tibet floods
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.