Coldest winter since 2001, but don’t worry- you’re still going to die from Global Warming
Posted by Neocon in Media Bias, Super Scary Global WarmingA reader passes along this story from the AP.
WASHINGTON — Winter storms and snow notwithstanding, this winter was still warmer than average worldwide, the government reported Thursday.
The global temperature for meteorological winter — December, January and February — averaged 54.38 degrees Fahrenheit, 0.58 degrees warmer than normal for the last century, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported.
This is the Earth’s 23rd consecutive warmer-than-average winter.
Temperatures have been rising over recent years, raising concerns about the effects of global warming, generally attributed to human-induced impacts on the atmosphere.
While it was warmer than normal, the just completed winter was the coolest since 2000-2001, which climate experts attributed to the presence of moderate-to-strong La Nina, or cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean, which can affect conditions around the world.
I’m not disputing the temperatures recorded, just saying that the article itself is a bit slanted. Especially the conflicted headline: Global winter coldest since ‘01, but still warmer than usual.
Two questions: Is someone getting jittery that all this cold weather might lessen the worry about global warming? Do I really trust global temperature readings from organizations that have been known to leave their thermometers laying around on hot blacktop?
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