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Warmest 12-Month Period Recorded In US

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-getting-hot-in-here dept.

First time accepted submitter seanzig writes "Dr. Jeff Masters of Weather Underground provides a good overview of the State of the Climate Report from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). May 2011 through Apr. 2012 broke the previous record (Nov. 1999 — Oct. 2000). A number of other interesting records (e.g., warmest March on record) and stats emerged. It just presents the data and does not surmise anything about the causes or what should be done about it."

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  1. what you should do? by X0563511 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Panic!

    Because either the world is ending, or there is going to be a massive flamewar. Decide which one you want to panic over.

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  2. The NEW way to present Data for Peer Review... by Vitriol+Angst · · Score: 3, Funny

    1) Buy Ten-foot-pole.
    2) Rent a flame retardant Hasmat suite (too expensive to buy it).
    3) Hire some bystander who is oblivious to contents of manilla envelope.
    4) Send innocent bystander on fools errand to present climate data.
    5) While in underground bunker; DUCK!

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    1. Re:The NEW way to present Data for Peer Review... by X0563511 · · Score: 2, Funny

      If a poor fool perishes in a flame war, does anyone hear the scream?

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  3. Re:Keep it coming! by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    However, Canadians can now enjoy a Spring.

    Maybe we'll have five days of spring this year!

  4. Re:Keep it coming! by flaming+error · · Score: 5, Funny

    Way ahead of you. Since 1996 I haven't even eaten veggies.

  5. Re:No Alaska by goodmanj · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nobody presented it as proof of AWG. It says so in the goddamned summary.

    Wait, AWG? I don't think the American Wire Gauge is in dispute here.

  6. Re:Gardens like winter. by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unless you have a disease and pest garden

  7. Re:Keep it coming! by AliasMarlowe · · Score: 3, Funny

    However, Canadians can now enjoy a Spring.

    Maybe we'll have five days of spring this year!

    You lucky, lucky bastards. - Finland.

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