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Global Warming: Last Month was the Second Hottest September On Record

Daniel Hohler — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:28:37 +0000

This week The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) revealed that last month was the second hottest land and ocean temperature on record for the month of September. NOAA’s records date back to 1880. In the 100 plus year history, only September 2005 showed warmer temperatures.

This is a concerning trend, considering the 2 warmest months of September (the last month of summer) out of 129 years of record keeping, have been felt in the last 4 years. Scientists, researchers, and leaders in government and industry use NCDC’s monthly reports to help track trends and other changes in the world’s climate.

Ecopreneurs to play a key role in Friedman’s “Hot, Flat, and Crowded”

Olga Orda — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:34:10 +0000

A post by contributing guest writer Melissa Chungfat.

I’ve been seeing a lot of Thomas Friedman on the tube talking about his book Hot, Flat, and Crowded. The three-time Pulitzer Prize winner is getting a lot of buzz stressing the necessity of a green global industry. Ecopreneurs are key in developing innovative solutions to deal with the tremendous global environmental problems.

The book title refers to the convergence of global warming, the rise of the middle class, and the exponential population growth. These factors drive the following five trends over their tipping point:

Energy and resource
Petro dictatorship
Biodiversity loss
Climate change
Energy poverty

In our culture of convenience, so many people want to help the environment – if they can keep all of their luxuries; they want to green their habits – if it’s convenient enough; they want to buy green products – if it’s easy enough to find. But this attitude won’t fly anymore with the problems we are facing.

You Feelin’ It? 2006 Hottest On Record For U.S.

Michael dEstries — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:22:32 +0000

This is a trend that's becoming a little too predictable. I know of several people (and writers) who thought the whole global warming thing was a sham after the Northeast experienced a cooler than normal fall. Well, according to readings from around the country, the average temperature was 2.2 degrees warmer than the 20th century and just barely beat out 1998, the previous hottest year on record.

Each of the last nine years have all been among the 25 warmest years on record; which according to scientists is historically unprecedented. Something odd is happening around the globe and it doesn't take a eco-minded individual to understand that flowers in January is not a good sign. Heating oil in the U.S. is down almost 14% in relation to average climate conditions. Wineries are complaining that they cannot properly make ice wine, and famers are concerned that fruit trees will not winter properly.

With 2007 already predicted to be the hottest year on record, how long until we stop waiting for technology to solve the issue, stop trying to find the good in all of this, and start to seriously work on reducing our consumption and improving our efficiency?

As one scientist in the article mentioned, "We are loading the dice." Is gambling on climate change worth it? How many more "Hottest Years On Record" do we need before it all becomes clear?

The Los Angeles Times (via Common Dreams): "Record Warmth (Again) in 2006"