(03-03-2016, 09:36 AM)Wonky3 Wrote:(03-03-2016, 08:24 AM)Cuzz Wrote:(03-03-2016, 04:50 AM)chuck white Wrote:Quote:Earth's temperature soared to a record high last month, a whopping 1.5 degrees above average as measured by weather satellites.
That's a huge amount in climate science, where records are often broken by hundredths or tenths of degrees. The level makes February the most unusually warm month ever recorded, scientists from the University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH) said.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/20.../81205154/
C or F?
Only five countries use Fahrenheit to measure climate temperatures and most of them do very little (if any) climate science. The U.S. should joint the rest of the world in using standard scientific terms and standards. We came close in the 70's to adopting the metric system of measurement and pulled back. Yes: Measured in Centigrade.
Still...
Guess it doesn't take a rocket scientist to translate terms. But why do we bother doing it?
And we move even closer to the absolute fact that our climate is changing and that "mankind" has a significant influence in that change. Time to remove this from "Political" debate and allow the science to guide our decisions. Note that the good state of Oregon is suggesting we use less coal to fire our power plants. Good news, and now the state(s) have some responsibility in finding ways to provide jobs and training for those displaced by these changes.
Yes it would be nice if Global warming wasn't political but when you say Time to remove this from "Political" debate
That would be great but I don't see how and I doubt it will ever be non political.
Too many people on the right would have to admit they were wrong. Right now they like to see global warming as some stupid hysteria invented by left leaning hippies. It's like the tree hugger nickname.
The fact of the matter is that although the right denies it they are NOT concerned about our environment. They might think they are but they just aren't.
For example ANY time the ESA requires something to be done to protect a species the right is against it.
They want to save species UNLESS it affects humans ability to make money. But this is about almost every single case where the government steps in and enforces the ESA.
I don't understand how ANYONE can say they care about the environment and be a right wing conservative.