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| Earth Not As Hot Yesterday |
| 2006-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON - The Earth is the hottest it has been in at least 400 years, probably even longer. The National Academy of Sciences, reaching that conclusion in a broad review of scientific work requested by Congress, reported Thursday that the "recent warmth is unprecedented for at least the last 400 years and potentially the last several millennia." This is datelined yesterday, so the increase from "Hottest in 400 Years" to "Hottest in 2,000 Years" was overnight! |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #3 It's supposed to be hotter (over a 100) tomorrow at my place - I guess Al Gore is right. But, Monday, a cooling trend is due, so I guess Al Gore is full of sh*t. Wow, taking short snapshots sure confuses people, doesn't it... Aren't we used to talking about "ages" and "eons" for real change...amazing that when it becomes convenient, we focus on 10 or 20 (or 13) yr spans.... Grant Whores In Academia™ unite! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-23 20:33 |
| #2 Sure. Bush wasn't president during the Carboniferous Age. |
| Posted by: Matt 2006-06-23 19:47 |
| #1 I think it was about 96 yesterday and it was only 88 today. They are clearly lying. Actually, I have to wonder how warm it was, globally speaking, when a shallow inland sea covered the Chicago area. I have to think a good deal warmer than it has been in the last 2 MILLION years. There's only so much carbon in the world. That is dug up and burnt can only make it as warm as it was during the Carboniferous Age. Is there something wrong with my logic here? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-06-23 18:51 |