BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Arctic 'warmest in 2,000 years' - 0 views
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Johnathan Fletcher on 05 Sep 09Arctic temperatures are now higher than at any time in the last 2,000 years, research reveals. Changes to the Earth's orbit drove centuries of cooling, but temperatures rose fast in the last 100 years as human greenhouse gas emissions rose. Scientists took evidence from ice cores, tree rings and lake sediments.