In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming
"The climate is changing," said Jay Lawrimore, chief of climate analysis at the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. "Extreme events are occurring with greater frequency, and in many cases with greater intensity." Ref. Source 6?
Climate initiative sets global goals for Scripps
With a deal announced in mid-January, Scripps Institution of Oceanography has launched itself into a new era of measuring, one that might change how agencies and companies around the world respond to climate change. Ref. Source 2
Pat trashes Global Warming scientists in their own words
Most of Americans today are fighting yet another winter storm - the latest in a seemingly endless line of arctic blasts that make the planet Hoth look like a tropical vacation spot. One would think this isn't necessarily the best time for Al Gore to come out and say that all this global warming is causing the rash of blizzards. But that didn't stop big Al from coming out and declaring just that. Pat destroys hack global warming scientists and Gore, who curiously didn't mention anything about the coming global warming blizzards in his atrocious 'Neptune's bones' poem. Ref. Source 2
CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
Climate Summary
January 2011
The average temperature in January 2011 was 30.0 F. This was -0.8 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average, the 37th coolest January in 117 years. The temperature trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.
The climate is definitely changing but to definitively say that it is due to humans is speculation in my opinion. The worlds climate has always been a changing thing. While I am sure we are not helping the matter with pollution, it is past due for a major climate change on earth.
I don't see anything such as a catastrophic apocalyptic change coming but knowing humans we will make it much worse for ourselves than it really has to be. Common sense and empathy will go a long way in the changes ahead but those are not humanities strong points as a whole unfortunately.
Personally I am surprised it is taking so long for the earth to change its climate. From what I have seen scientifically we should already have seen a major change.
International Level: Junior Politician / Political Participation: 70 7%
The Sky Really Is Falling
By Chris Hedges
The rapid and terrifying acceleration of global warming, which is disfiguring the ecosystem at a swifter pace than even the gloomiest scientific studies predicted a few years ago, has been confronted by the power elite with equal parts of self-delusion. Ref. Source 9