This year is set to be the hottest on record worldwide due to global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon, Britain's Meteorological Office said on Thursday.
The Met Office said the combination of factors would likely push average temperatures this year above the record set in 1998. 2006 is set to be the sixth warmest on record globally.
"This new information represents another warning that climate change is happening around the world," said Met Office scientist Katie Hopkins.
Meanwhile . . .
Exxonmobil Cultivates Global Warming Doubt - Report
Energy giant ExxonMobil borrowed tactics from the tobacco industry to raise doubt about climate change, spending US$16 million on groups that question global warming, a science watchdog group said on Wednesday.
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We've had one minor snowfall. One. In the Midwest.
Yeah, it makes for great driving. But the long-term implications are unsettling.
I remember "real" winters from my childhood -- snowmen, sled-riding, the works. Those days appear to be over.
Those days appear to be over.
Unless you're currently living in Colorado. :o)
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