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Global Analysis - May 2014 (NOAA)
Global Highlights
The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for May 2014 was record highest for this month, at 0.74°C (1.33°F) above the 20th century average of 14.8°C (58.6°F).
The global land surface temperature was 1.13°C (2.03°F) above the 20th century average of 11.1°C (52.0°F), the fourth highest for May on record. For the ocean, the May global sea surface temperature was 0.59°C (1.06°F) above the 20th century average of 16.3°C (61.3°F), making it the record highest for May and tying with June 1998, October 2003, and July 2009 as the highest departure from average for any month on record.
The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the March–May period was 0.74°C (1.33°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F), making it the second warmest such period on record, behind 2010.
The March–May worldwide land surface temperature was 1.26°C (2.27°F) above the 20th century average, the third warmest such period on record. The global ocean surface temperature for the same period was 0.54°C (0.97°F) above the 20th century average, also the third warmest March–May on record.The combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for the January–May period (year-to-date) was 0.66°C (1.19°F) above the 20th century average of 13.1°C (55.5°F), the fifth warmest such period on record.
Posted : June 24, 2014 6:01 pm
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These Maps Show How Many Brutally Hot Days You Will Suffer When You’re Old
One of the main difficulties in getting people to care about climate change is that it can be hard to notice on a daily basis. But the prospect of sweating profusely through your golden years? That’s more arresting.
If you’re aged 4-33 right now, the map above shows you how many very hot days—those with temperatures over 95 degrees Fahrenheit—you’re likely to experience by the time you’re elderly. It comes from a new report by the economics research firm Rhodium Group, which was commissioned by former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Henry Paulson, the Republican Treasury Secretary under George W. Bush; and Tom Steyer, the billionaire Bay Area entrepreneur and environmentalist.
Who cares about the future anyways, I'll be dead by then...
Posted : June 26, 2014 2:15 am
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On the brighter side, air pollution ("nitrogen dioxide – a yellow-brown gas that can cause respiratory problems." ) is down according to NASA (2005 to 2011):
New NASA Images Highlight U.S. Air Quality Improvement
"While our air quality has certainly improved over the last few decades, there is still work to do – ozone and particulate matter are still problems," said Bryan Duncan, an atmospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Posted : June 28, 2014 5:42 pm
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And I suppose you support this Liquid?
"I run into a lot of people that really don’t like Obama at all," the salesperson said. "If he’s into the environment, if he’s into this or that, we’re not. I hear a lot of that. To get a single stack on my truck—that’s my way of giving them the finger. You want clean air and a tiny carbon footprint? Well, screw you."
Posted : July 9, 2014 2:45 pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDL4Bs3NbB0
Yes, the oceans continue to warm. Just look at all the bleached coral around you in the VI and around the World.
Posted : August 1, 2014 7:21 am
And I suppose you support this Liquid?
Why would my belief that man-made global warming is as real as santa clause mean I support people buying big trucks that "spew black smoke" (and apparently as some sort of political statement?) ?
That kind of question is very old-paradigm I don't fit into your standard left vs right model; I'd guess you typed that out of habit, but the attempt at baiting wont work on this guy 🙂
Posted : August 1, 2014 7:56 pm
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And I suppose you support this Liquid?
Why would my belief that man-made global warming is as real as santa clause mean I support people buying big trucks that "spew black smoke" (and apparently as some sort of political statement?) ?
That kind of question is very old-paradigm I don't fit into your standard left vs right model; I'd guess you typed that out of habit, but the attempt at baiting wont work on this guy 🙂
I dunno, adding to the problem for the hell of it? I guess you are not conservative (adj, not noun)
Posted : August 1, 2014 11:32 pm
