Scorching U.S.: First Half of 2006 Sets Heat Record - New England Patriots Forums

***Patters*** · 07-14-2006, 07:25 PM

http://www.livescience.com/environme...cord_heat.html

The average temperatures of the first half of 2006 were the highest ever recorded for the continental United States, scientists announced today.

Temperatures for January through June were 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average.

Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri experienced record warmth for the period, while no state experienced cooler-than-average temperatures, reported scientists from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. [Heat Map]

Scientists have previously said that 2005 was the warmest year on record for the entire globe.

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I think we need to take global warming seriously. I'd rather risk wasting billions than risk leaving the children a catastrophe, and I also think the effort to fight global warming will result in new technologies and new jobs that will make it worth it.

***patsfan13*** · 07-14-2006, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Patters

http://www.livescience.com/environme...cord_heat.html

The average temperatures of the first half of 2006 were the highest ever recorded for the continental United States, scientists announced today.

Temperatures for January through June were 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average.

Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri experienced record warmth for the period, while no state experienced cooler-than-average temperatures, reported scientists from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. [Heat Map]

Scientists have previously said that 2005 was the warmest year on record for the entire globe.

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I think we need to take global warming seriously. I'd rather risk wasting billions than risk leaving the children a catastrophe, and I also think the effort to fight global warming will result in new technologies and new jobs that will make it worth it.

Very cold winter in Europe this years. Remember the roof collapse idue to tons of snow in Poland with many deaths due to the -25C temps.

The climate is a Global systems climatic variations within the system is normal. Were they growing grapes in New Foundland like during the time of Leif Erickson?

***BelichickFan*** · 07-14-2006, 08:22 PM

Personally, I hate the cold.

***BelichickFan*** · 07-14-2006, 08:23 PM

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The climate is a Global systems climatic variations within the system is normal. Were they growing graps in New Foundland like during the time of Leif Erickson?

But the liberals will take any instance of high temperatures and use them as proof. Don't you worry about that. Ooooh, it was hot today - gotta outlaw those cars.

Pujo · 07-14-2006, 08:32 PM

Year-to-year swings are bound to happen and don't prove global warming, but it's an objective fact that humans are releasing more CO2 into the air than in the past, and it's an objective fact that the atmosphere has a higher concentration of CO2 than it's had in a very long time (this is known from sediment samples and other concrete pieces of evidence). It's also a well-understood fact that a CO2 blanket around a planet increases the surface temperature due to heat retention. Now, reasonable people can disagree on how much of an impact this has, and reasonable people can disagree on what steps are reasonable to solve this problem - indeed if it needs solving - but reasonable people cannot disagree that global warming is real and happening today because of human technological advancement and rapid population growth. Can we all at least agree on that and argue with that established?

***patsfan13*** · 07-14-2006, 08:44 PM

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Year-to-year swings are bound to happen and don't prove global warming, but it's an objective fact that humans are releasing more CO2 into the air than in the past,

agreed

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and it's an objective fact that the atmosphere has a higher concentration of CO2 than it's had in a very long time (this is known from sediment samples and other concrete pieces of evidence).

Depends on the definition of very long.

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It's also a well-understood fact that a CO2 blanket around a planet increases the surface temperature due to heat retention. Now, reasonable people can disagree on how much of an impact this has, and reasonable people can disagree on what steps are reasonable to solve this problem - indeed if it needs solving - but reasonable people cannot disagree that global warming is real and happening today because of human technological advancement and rapid population growth. Can we all at least agree on that and argue with that established?

How "well understood" CO2 levels and what their effect on the atmosphere are? I would disagree somewhat. The computer models are very incomplete. This is a complex, chaotic system and we don't really have the math to describe the interactions adequately IMO.

There is evidence that the earth is in a normal part of it's cycle (based on sunspot activity and solar radiation variations, secondary confirmation of these effects is the melting of the Martian polar 'ice caps' and the formation of another large storm (2nd Red spot) storm on Jupiter). If you look at long term temp (2million+ years) avgs (based on the core and sediment samples. the variations aren't close to being anything other than average.

BTW one thing that has scientist baffeled was that during the pre cambian warm period the artic ocean temp were in the 60's , it was a big lake, but the temps in the tropics were about the same as today.

***BelichickFan*** · 07-14-2006, 08:51 PM

The other thing is that it's not just the big, bad United States doing this. As other countries like China start driving more, the rest of the world will be contributing a lot and, yet, the onus falls back on us.

One thing that would help the gas prices is for the whole country to use the same gas instead of some states using different mixes to try to protect against air pollution. That's one of the big reasons CA has higher prices than most states, we can't just go out and buy gas from other states because it's the wrong gas.

***IcyPatriot*** · 07-14-2006, 09:06 PM

Isn't it convenient that Global Warming becomes a major issue when there are wildfires in the west every year?

Pats726 · 07-14-2006, 09:07 PM

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP...13/ldt.01.html
(NoTE: the end of this transcript has the discussion of wildfires and climate..)
Again..it is just a "liberal" issue..for global warming....and if there are pea brains that don't believe it...OR who try to politicize science all I can say is go back to your cave,, and get out of the way so the problem can be solved..
THAT was one thing mentioned in the transcript..how very little ie being done because of the "false science" put up by corporatations and others who are near sighted... Beyond that..it is obvious more heat, warming and wildfires running rampant certainly show that is the case. Soon hurricanes will be making more of an impact..like last year..this year..a conincidence??? I think not...

sdaniels7114 · 07-14-2006, 10:05 PM

My doctor told me I was overweight, had high Colesterol and smoked too much. He said I'm a prime candidate for a heart attack in the future. I asked him when, he said soon. I asked him to give me a date and he couldn't. Years from now? Months from now? Decades from now? The Brie-eating egghead had no clue. I asked this quack how bad the heart attack would be and he looked at me like I had three heads.

Anyway I'm gonna have me another Steak wrapped in Bacon as soon as this odd tightness in my chest gos away. Must be gas.