In 1998 the average temperature of the Earth's surface was 0.61 °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 1998.
Before and after
- 1998Publication of Terminologia Anatomica
- from 1998 to 2017Launch of DMOZ
- 1998Publication of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- 1998Supernovae show that cosmic expansion is accelerating
- 19981998 becomes the warmest year on record
- 12 January 1998Creation of FreeDOS
- 28 January 1998Construction of Stade de France
- 2 February 1998Rise of open source
- from 27 February 1998 to 11 June 1999Kosovo War
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- 20032003 European heat wave
- 2005Hurricane Katrina
- from 3 November 2013 to 11 November 2013Typhoon Haiyan
- 25 April 2015April 2015 Nepal earthquake
The era
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