Global Warming?

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:53 pm

From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):

The average temperature for the continental United States from January through June 2006 was the warmest first half of any year since records began in 1895, according to scientists at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Last month was the second warmest June on record and nationally averaged precipitation was below average.... The global surface temperature was second warmest on record for June.

The average January-June temperature for the contiguous United States (based on preliminary data) was 51.8 degrees F (11.0 degrees C), or 3.4 degrees F (1.8 degrees C) above the 20th century (1901-2000) average. Five states (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri) experienced record warmth for the period. No state was near or cooler than average.

The nation observed the second warmest June on record this year. In the West, 11 states were much warmer than average. Only five states (Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and South Carolina) were cooler than normal for the month.

It was the second warmest June on record for global land- and ocean-surface temperatures since records began in 1880 (1.08 degrees F/0.60 degrees C above the 20th century mean) and the sixth warmest year-to-date (January-June) (0.90 degrees F/0.50 degrees C).

Trielelvan · Post by **Trielelvan** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:02 am

LMFAO! I think I am going to explode due to global warming. :wub:

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:49 am

I dont get why everyone thinks that shit is a joke.

Trielelvan · Post by **Trielelvan** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:29 am

Let me ask you a question spazz...

Do you think the Ice Age ended due to global cooling?

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:40 am

global warming is a crock of shit.. the world has gotten hot and cold for millenia.

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:55 am

Post by **Gidan** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:35 pm

We are now and have always been VERY bad at predicting the weather. I trust future weather predictions about as much as I would trust future weather preditions my daughter gave me.

Post by **Arlos** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:37 pm

Yes, we know that weather goes in cycles. However, I don't think anyone can dispute that pouring megatons of crap into the atmosphere is certainly not going to HELP the situation, regardless of what your opinion is on the root cause.

-Arlos

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:22 pm

Captain Insano wrote:global warming is a crock of shit.. the world has gotten hot and cold for millenia.

Trielelvan · Post by **Trielelvan** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:30 pm

arlos wrote:Yes, we know that weather goes in cycles. However, I don't think anyone can dispute that pouring megatons of crap into the atmosphere is certainly not going to HELP the situation, regardless of what your opinion is on the root cause.

-Arlos

True enough, but it will hardly be the cause of the end of the world. End of humanity maybe, but the earth will go on just fine without us. There is nothing we can do that a few million years won't fix.

Post by **Arlos** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:49 pm

Oh, the WORLD isn't going to go away. But funny, I'd rather prefer to not see ALL of humanity disappear. Half of it, maybe, but not all... heh.

-Arlos

Spazz · Post by **Spazz** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:28 pm

i agree with arlos here. No i dont think itll be the end of the world but to act like we arent fucking up the planet we live on is ludacris

Darcler · Post by **Darcler** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:47 pm

I test drive Hummers and other highly polluting vehicles for fun.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:59 pm

arlos wrote:Oh, the WORLD isn't going to go away. But funny, I'd rather prefer to not see ALL of humanity disappear. Half of it, maybe, but not all... heh.

-Arlos

Reminds me of the Carlin Earth + Plastic skit.

Polonious · Post by **Polonious** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:19 pm

"State of Fear" by Michael Crichton is a really good read that addresses global warming.

Minrott · Post by **Minrott** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:57 am

Bring it on. Once the world is down 5.5 billion people things will straighten out.

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:07 pm

arlos wrote:Yes, we know that weather goes in cycles. However, I don't think anyone can dispute that pouring megatons of crap into the atmosphere is certainly not going to HELP the situation, regardless of what your opinion is on the root cause.

-Arlos

please see my post.