"Scott" wrote in message
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See http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/1998/

"A meteorological year runs from the beginning of winter to the end of
autumn, and so the 1998 meteorological year started on Dec. 1, 1997,
and ended on Nov. 30, 1998".

One thing it is is bad reporting. A person putting
out a press release should define terms.

I agree.

And the
scientist behind the work should make sure the
terms are defined.

They should try, and I'm positive in 90+% of the cases they do, but once the
reporter hangs up the phone it is a bit out of the interviewee's control,
don't you think?

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Coby Beck
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