Wednesday, July 07, 2010

[Clearly, the CO2 is all stacked up on the American east coast?]: Temperatures gone awry - The east cooks while the west chills
Among the tied or broken record low maximums recorded in southern California on Tuesday were:

* Escondido - 69 degrees (old record 78 set in 1987)
* Laguna Beach - 62 degrees (old record 68 set in 1968)
* Newport Beach - 66 degrees (tied record of 66 last set in 1995)
* Oceanside Harbor - 62 degrees (old record 65 set in 2002)
* Riverside - 79 degrees (old record 80 set in 1969)
* San Diego - 65 degrees (tied record of 65 last set in 1912)

On Wednesday, both the northeastern United States and southern California may see those record-setting temperature trends continue.

Denver also stands a chance to see a record setting low maximum today. The forecast for Denver International Airport where Denver’s official temperature measurements are now taken is for a high of 63 degrees today. The current record low maximum is 65 degrees last set in 1952.
FT.com / UK - Gloom lifts for embattled scientists
Ross McKitrick, professor at the University of Guelph, said the committee “seemed unduly concerned to downplay the problems they found and to offer justifications”.

Myron Ebell, director of global warming policy at the US Competitive Enterprise Institute, said: “The [committee] did not consider the most serious charges and relied almost entirely on the testimony of people with . . . an interest in defending the establishment view of global warming.”
Limbaugh: Scientists "circling the wagons" to protect climate change "hoaxsters" | Media Matters for America

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