World simmers in hottest year on record so far

[Bluebear]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The world is enduring the hottest year on record, according to a U.S. national weather analysis, causing droughts worldwide and a concern for U.S. farmers counting on another bumper year.

For the first six months of the year, 2010 has been warmer than the first half of 1998, the previous record holder, by 0.03 degree Fahrenheit, said Jay Lawrimore, chief of climate analysis at the federal National Climatic Data Center...

Abnormally warm temperatures have been registered in large parts of Canada, Africa, tropical oceans and parts of the Middle East.

Northern Thailand is struggling through the worst drought in 20 years, while Israel is in the middle of the longest and most severe drought since 1920s. In Britain, this year has been the driest since 1929.

Also, Arctic sea ice has melted to its thinnest state in June.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100716/ts_nm/us_weather_hottest_record

[mwb970]

1. Sounds like more liberal lies.

Didn't Sean say the world is getting colder and colder? I'm sure he knows more about it than climate scientists.

[DCBob]

2. The deniers are blaming it on location of sensors being too close to "hot" urban centers..

I think this has been debunked about a million times.. since even the remote sensors, no where near urban areas, are also showing the same trends.

[Vinca]

4. Hot, urban centers like my rural, New Hampshire hillside?

If anyone had any money it would be a boom year for swimming pool installers.

[LawnKorn]

3. The right wingers are running around with their fingers in their ears saying " I can't hear you"

Most people know global warming is an issue of survival. Right wing Republicans think it is a issue of politics.

[progressoid]

5. It's all cyclical.

Michael Crichton said so.

[Bandit]

6. But but but it snowed in January so this can't be real

The snow in January proved there was no warming... Fox News said so, so it must be true..