Monday, August 13, 2007

NASA revised Temperature Stats

here are the revised temps published by NASA. Negative number indicate temps below the mean. Positive numbers indicate amount (in degrees above the mean).

NASA revised temperatures
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

i can't prove that global warming is real, i hope it's not, but i don't think that you can use statistics for the u.s. (48 contiguous states) to prove or disprove it. here's what GISS said in may 2007...

NASA and Columbia University Earth Institute research finds that human-made greenhouse gases have brought the Earth's climate close to critical tipping points, with potentially dangerous consequences for the planet.

From a combination of climate models, satellite data, and paleoclimate records the scientists conclude that the West Antarctic ice sheet, Arctic ice cover, and regions providing fresh water sources and species habitat are under threat from continued global warming. The research appears in the current issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

While the researchers say it is still possible to achieve the "alternative scenario", they note that significant actions will be required to do so. Emissions must begin to slow soon. "With another decade of 'business-as-usual' it becomes impractical to achieve the 'alternative scenario' because of the energy infrastructure that would be in place," says Hansen.

the above was excerpted from
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/
news/20070530/

August 13, 2007 at 6:26 PM
JLW said...
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August 13, 2007 at 7:07 PM
JLW said...

The greenhouse gas (trace gas) category consists of:

Water vapor (95.00%)
Carbon Dioxide (3.62%)
Methane (0.36%)
Nitrous Oxide (0.95%)
CFC’s and other miscellaneous gases (0.07%)

Looks like what we really need is a lid for the oceans. Once we get the water vapor under control, then we can cap the volcanos. Once we scrub the air clean from volcanic eruptions, we then can cork the rear ends of all livestock. They may not like it much, but we ARE saving the planet. The next step is to stop everything from breathing to cut down on CO2 emissions.

Then I will be ready to take on vehicle emissions.

August 13, 2007 at 7:09 PM

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