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2006 Was the Warmest Year Ever
kpw10 writes "Dr. Jeff Masters from Wunderground has a great summary of this year's rather abnormal weather (his blog is the best source on the net for in-depth weather analysis). The post discusses some of the cyclical climate forces at work this year and compares this year's record temperatures to records from the past. There are some interesting differences, particularly in the extent of the northern hemisphere seeing record highs this year." From the article: "December's weather in the Northeast U.S. may have been a case of the weather dice coming up thirteen — weather not seen on the planet since before the Ice Age began, 118,000 years ago. The weather dice will start rolling an increasing number of thirteens in coming years, and an ice-free Arctic Ocean in summertime by 2040 is a very real possibility..." Here is the The National Climatic Data Center's report announcing the entry of 2006 into the record books.
Don't worry, those knobs who believe in their 'god' will pray for their salvation, and we'll all be saved by their 'sacrifice'
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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I know it's human nature that we consider ourselves the center of the Universe (remember those days?), but why do we consider it to be humans fault for this one year warming? A potential factor I'll agree with. But in all of this data, has the factors of the Earth's core heating up, Sun heating up, orbital pattern change have a play in it as well? I think it goes beyond just having large SUV's that could be the cause. And lets not rule out the possiblity that this 'warming' is inevitable even if we were still in caves. You mean to tell me that the planet has to play by our rules and never change or change slowly enough that we can maximize our profits? Since when? I got an idea, let's go ask the caldera in Yellowstone not to erupt. Although I'm sure that is humans fault as well.
There are no loopholes. It's either legal or it's not.
Your personal inabilities aren't a very good measuring stick for objective reality.
That is fools logic. CO2 is less of a greenhouse gas than water vapor.
We know that the greenhouse effect is real because without it, earth would be frozen solid.
But the contribution and origination of the C02 in our atmosphere is something debatable.
And the current weather is also definitely debatable as to whether it is abnormal or caused by global warming, or if it is a seasonal change due to the long range climate cycles like El Nino.
Using your logic
Fact, people who get their science from the news media instead of scientific reports are stupid.
Fact. Stupid people who watched a 2 hour movie about global warming will believe they are climate experts.