2007 a Year of Weather Records in U.S.

December 30, 2007 By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer
2007 a Year of Weather Records in U.S. (AP)

With two dogs to help out, an unidentified homeowner clears his walks after a winter storm dumped up to six inches of snow on the metropolitan area to give Denver a white Christmas on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. Forecasters predict that the winter storm will sweep through the region on Tuesday and dump up to four inches more snow before heading on to the eastern plains of Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

(AP) -- When the calendar turned to 2007, the heat went on and the weather just got weirder. January was the warmest first month on record worldwide - 1.53 degrees above normal. It was the first time since record-keeping began in 1880 that the globe's average temperature has been so far above the norm for any month of the year.



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Ashibayai
Dec 30, 2007

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I think we're tying global warming in too closely with "man-made" global warming. Either way it is an issue that needs to be solved, but how much of the problem is created by us is still pretty unknown.
At this point I guess it's kind of a non-issue since either way it needs resolution, but if we find that our attempts to correct our emissions alone are just a futile attempt at changing naturally occurring climate change then we'll be very sorry we hadn't looked for the root problem to more effectively approach the situation.

But seriously, I'm happy with the weather in Denver this year. A year and a half ago we had a week straight of 100F , and if that photo were taken in the same place one year ago that man would barely have been able to get out of his house. We had 2 blizzards in less than 3 weeks.
hibiscus
Dec 30, 2007

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Wise remark of you Ashibayai. respect!

Weather in The Netherlands is also improving a lot.

And what was the annual energy bill of mister Gore?

30.000 dollars a year?

http://abcnews.go...=2906888
niftyswell
Dec 31, 2007

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The AP publishes these articles for the faithful. They cannot and will never prove persuasive to people who use logic. It only applies to those living in a liberal bubble watching old stream news(formerly main stream), NPR, and only frequenting sites that reinforce their views. By selecting only the area of the earth that supports his view he tries to make a compelling argument. He cuts out Europe who is enjoying an early winter, only talks about Northern Hemisphere for some data, only looks at this data or that you can always pin point a liberal article not by what is stated but what is conveniently left out. Conservatives usually put out the most inconvenient fact and hit it head on, liberals cannot win in that format, they must frame their argument.
agg
Dec 31, 2007

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if the arctic is "the world's refridgerator", then it should not freeze your beer. All is well.

NotParker
Dec 31, 2007

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This is one-sided propaganda. Shame on Physorg.
godlyfrog
Dec 31, 2007

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I concur, niftyswell, as evidenced by this statement:

"England had the warmest April in 348 years of record-keeping there, shattering the record set in 1865 by more than 1.1 degrees Fahrenheit."

The entire country had, collectively, the warmest month on record, the last being 142 years ago, and it's "shattered" by 1.1 degrees? Not only is this completely underwhelming, but how relative it is? This reminds me of the quasi-facts that they show during football games, where "such and such a person has never thrown an interception in the 3rd quarter on the 3rd down on even-numbered dates in a dome". It sounds neat, but you have to do a lot of digging to prove your point.
mikiwud
Jan 01, 2008

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If you look at the year of the previous "records" broken,as reported in various countries,you can see just how variable the climate has been in the past.This goes to show that present trends are the norm and nothing to panic about.Pure Propaganda.
Intergovernment Propaganda Climate Clowns!
hibiscus
Jan 01, 2008

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There is a much bigger danger than weather change s.

And that is the fact that the earth plates move!

Yes... it's a big washing machine. Eventually everything will be washed away and cleaned up in the earth's core.

So, we should really stop the plates from moving.. maybe some other frustrated vice president could support inventions for the largest bolts on earth to lock these plates for good.

That would be some project, many businesses would ask for patents on titanium bolts of at least 1,000,000 kilo's and they would be sponsored by the worlds governments.

Of course in a democratic system the people must be made afraid first otherwise they won't pay the taxes involved in such a big project.
The_Denier
Jan 01, 2008

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Interesting that there is no mention of what is happening at the South Pole. And I have always been curious when people say a record temp has been tied or broken. Doesn't that mean it has been that hot before? Now I'm confused...
Ebrads
Jan 02, 2008

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Man made global warming is one of those issues where I say to myself: I see the reasoning for both sides, and I'd rather be safe than sorry.

It doesn't take much for me, or anyone, to change a few simple habits in order to curb some daily carbon emissions. Most of those changes, too, result in saving money. Turning things off when I don't use them, or buying energy efficient light bulbs are where I start. I turned off my AC this past summer and simply "toughed out" the Florida heat with a small fan. I saved over one hundred dollars a month on my energy bill, and after a while I got used to it.

I don't take it much further than that. If everyone made little changes in their lives (even less than what I did), I see nothing illogical about how much they would save.

Would you be willing to breathe the crap that comes out of your tailpipe? It's unhealthy, and you can't tell me that billions of people powered by hundreds of thousands of power plants and other industrial sites over the course of decades is good for anyone or anything.

You may not agree with man made global warming. But until someone can offer me a better explanation for where all the crap goes, I sure as heck will, and I applaud Physorg for their reporting.
fredrick
Jan 02, 2008

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Thank you E brads, it's nice not to read another "ITS ALL PROPAGANDA!!1!1" comment every once and a while. And wholeheartedly agreed, by the way.
hibiscus
Jan 02, 2008

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ITS ALL PROPAGANDA
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