Global warming pushes 2010 temperatures to record highs

[G_j]

Source: Guardian UK

Global warming pushes 2010 temperatures to record highs

Scientists from two leading climate research centres publish 'best evidence yet' of rising long-term global temperatures

Juliette Jowit
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 28 July 2010 18.02 BST

Global temperatures in the first half of the year were the hottest since records began more than a century ago, according to two of the world's leading climate research centres.

Scientists have also released what they described as the "best evidence yet" of rising long-term temperatures. The report is the first to collate 11 different indicators – from air and sea temperatures to melting ice – each one based on between three and seven data sets, dating back to between 1850 and the 1970s.

The newly released data follows months of scrutiny of climate science after sceptics claimed leaked emails from the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggested temperature records had been manipulated - a charge rejected by three inquiries.

Publishing the newly collated data in London, Peter Stott, the head of climate modelling at the UK Met Office, said despite variations between individual years, the evidence was unequivocal: "When you follow those decade-to-decade trends then you see clearly and unmistakably signs of a warming world".


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/28/global-temperatures-2010-record

[defendandprotect]

1. We have long been 25 degrees above normal here in NJ . . .

as confirmed by the Weather Channel quite a few years back --

Expect faster and further escalation of all of this -- no one can predict

how it will all compound -- !!

[G_j]

2. the snowball effect

ironically

"..faster and further escalation of all of this.."

[defendandprotect]

6. Yep. . . like how many scientists calculated that in 2010 we'd have

BP fill the Gulf with oil -- 40% of which was Methane gas which creates Global Warming?

One of the saddest things I'm seeing here in Central NJ is related to Global Warming

but indirectly -- they're taking huge limbs off our town's -- and nearby town's trees!

A few years ago, a young highschool girl died on a very windy day here -- teachers unfortunately

let them out into yard/garden to eat their lunch --

but there had been heavy warnings --

PLUS we've had many lightning/thunderstorms -- one last week had 200 strikes in a 15 minute

period!

But, back to the story -- and this is happening even in Central Park where at least one

parkgoer was harmed if not killed by falling limb -- and they are doing the same thing!

I'll sum this up by saying in the end capitalism is suicidal in its exploitation of nature --

and it is killing us all --

"We had to burn the village to save it!"

[Ross K]

3. it's just cyclical! It's Just Cyclical! IT'S JUST CYCLICAL!!!!!

:sarcasm:

[No Elephants]

4. Call it climate change or every cold day gives the deniers crediblity.

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, G_j.