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Second warmest August ever.

By Faiz Shakir on Sep 17th, 2007 at 3:10 pm

The National Climatic Data Center, a division of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, reports that last month was the second warmest August on record. Moreover, at the end of August, drought affected approximately 83% of the Southeast and 46% of the contiguous US. Climate Progress breaks down the key facts.

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13 Responses to “Second warmest August ever.”

Juan C says:

Dont worry, the current releases of GHG will last some 50 years from now, so…this is just the beginning.
September 17th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
toasterhead says:

Dont worry, the current releases of GHG will last some 50 years from now, soâ€¦this is just the beginning.

Comment by Juan C â€” September 17, 2007 @ 3:12 pm

Pah!

It’ll be 100,000 years, according to Alan Wiesman in The World Without Us
September 17th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Juan C says:

Well, of course, toaster, it depends on the Gas. I was speaking about CO2 and Methane mostly.
September 17th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
The Republic of Stupidity says:

GHG???

GHG = George Herbert Gases?
September 17th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Bobwurst says:

Cue the “al gore is fat” troll…..now.
September 17th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
WaltTheMan says:

Juan,
I believe that toaster did not see the word “releases”.
September 17th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
toasterhead says:

Well, of course, toaster, it depends on the Gas. I was speaking about CO2 and Methane mostly.

Comment by Juan C â€” September 17, 2007 @ 3:20 pm

I mean CO2 as well. According to an NYU biologist interviewed in Wiseman’s book, it would take about 100,000 years for earth’s natural geologic processes to get CO2 back down to the 280 ppm preindustrial level if all humans were to vanish today. The excess CO2 and higher ocean temperatures are already disrupting the natural ocean and rock cycles that normally scrub CO2 from the atmosphere.
September 17th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
ADD Preznut says:

It didn’t seem warmer than 72 degrees to me….oh, what Uncie Dick, air conditioning? Why didn’t anyone tell me about air conditioning? Why don’t we just run air conditioners all the time that would take care of it, right Uncie Dick? Oh, you mean if we do something about the warming thing you will lose some profits? Well I’ll be decidering about that then, turn on the lights and start up the SUV’s we got some money to be made. Babs get me somemore pretzels.

Pull my finger….hehehe
September 17th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Juan C says:

Walt, spot on. I didnt see it as well.
September 17th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
keepinon says:

Second warmest August ever. Only if you beleive in new fangled stuff like thermometers.
September 17th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Wayne says:

WELL, if its not the hottest this yr, the globe must be cooling then right?
September 18th, 2007 at 12:38 am
bluseahorse says:

The fact that there have only been 11, now mine makes it 12 posts, shows that obviously Americans don’t care in the slightest about global warming.
Give it up. We are heading towards disaster and massive animal extinction, but hey, we can wear flip flops year round! I no longer pay any attention. Please realize, no one cares. That is until their house is burnt, or flooded or something.
September 18th, 2007 at 9:08 am
hippie with a pistol says:

NCDC reports on global temperatures:

“The combined global land and ocean surface temperature for August was the 8th warmest on record, 0.85Â°F/0.47Â°C above the 20th century mean.”

8th warmest? So it wasn’t getting warmer this August. Even James Hansen has told us that global averages are what’s important, not US averages.
September 18th, 2007 at 11:06 am

Second warmest August ever.

Second warmest August ever.

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