2007 shaping up as 5th hottest year on record

[Canuck_Buck]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/12/13/warm.weather.ap/index.html

The average temperature for the year is expected to be about 58 degrees Fahrenheit worldwide, and about 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit across the contiguous United States, said the report by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center.

A vast swath of the United States was warmer than usual this year, leading to severe drought conditions and wildfires in the West and Southeast. Texas was the only state to record below-average temperatures.

"Within the last 30 years, the rate of warming is about three times greater than the rate of warming since 1900," said Jay Lawrimore, chief of the climate monitoring branch at the center. "The annual temperatures continue to be either near-record or at record levels year in and year out."

....in the winter time, my granny used to tell us kids to close the front door when we came in cus we're not supposed to heat the outside...do you think we caused this ?

[Big Duane]

thats nothing new ..... whats CAUSING it ? thats unknown

[Fieldmouse]

....in the winter time, my granny used to tell us kids to close the front door when we came in cus we're not supposed to heat the outside...do you think we caused this ?

Yes, it's the canadians fault!

[Champlain Islander]

I am concerned and see the headlines in today"™s paper where much of the rest of the world is threatening to boycott additional climate talks due to theUS position. I fear our focus has centered on Iraq, the money we are spending there and the political corruption from within our government. I guess the rest of the world is wrong and we are right...or so our present administration is telling us. I fear that will be Bush's true heritage and Iraq is only a distraction.

[Fieldmouse]

ORIGINAL: Champlain Islander

I am concerned and see the headlines in today"™s paper where much of the rest of the world is threatening to boycott additional climate talks due to theUS position. I fear our focus has centered on Iraq, the money we are spending there and the political corruption from within our government. I guess the rest of the world is wrong and we are right...or so our present administration is telling us. I fear that will be Bush's true heritage and Iraq is only a distraction.

That's some great news then CI. We are winning in Bali now as well. Let's all hope there is no talks on this hoax. The real goal is for use to pay a world tax to the UN. It's as if we don't already pay enough to them.

[ipscshooter]

ORIGINAL: Fieldmouse

Yes, it's the canadians fault!

Nope. All my fault. I ate more than my usual allotment of beans this year.


Sorry.

[Champlain Islander]

Ipsc if they were yellow eyed beans then it is a Chinese conspiracy and it is all their fault. Navy or soldier beans then it was ours and we own it here in the USA.