World warm in September
Global temperatures up, but big chill at South Pole.
World warm in September
For the 12th consecutive year, September temperatures worldwide finished above long-term normals, according to the latest NASA satellite report.
In the 34-year period of satellite record, last month was the third-warmest September on record, said the University of Alabama's John Christy, co-keeper of the data.
The global temperature came in at 0.61 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, with the warmth about evenly distributed between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The big exception was the Anarctic, where the readings were a frigid 6 degrees below normal.
The warming detecting in the last 34 years computes to about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit per century.
Wow, 34 years of records over a 2 billion life span. Don't get me wrong, it does seem there is some recent global warming. But the dinosaurs lived when it was something like 10 degrees hotter on average than it is now. Just because humans were dumb enough to build cities on the edges of oceans doesn't make us special. We could die off and life would live on. Get over yourselves, the ecosystem is self-correcting, and if humans die out, earth doesn't really care.— verve
And, don't forget the sun spot activity.— Peter of Manassas- Just to be safe, the Tonner's going to load up on Genny Cream Ale in case the planet gets really hot and the Tonner gets really thirsty. The Tonner's also going to learn how to make his own beer and start stockpiling ingredients in case of armageddon/prohibition.
- "If humans die out, earth doesn't really care."
Might be true, but shouldn't humans care about dying out? Seems like a dumb point to make, my friend.— Eman84 - Mr Wood, I believe you meant Antarctica. Don't people proof read anymore.— MDiBo
- The zombie apocalypse will get us first...— hallux
- Quiet! I think I hear the heater running again. Geez... it was warmer today than it was yesterday. Alert the Press!— sillybilly
Tony Wood has been writing about the atmosphere for The Inquirer for 26 years. E-mail Tony here. And read all his columns here.
