Monday, October 19, 2009

Sea level rise rate leads global temperature? « Climate Sanity
The first thing that jumps out is that the temperature peak at 1998 came about one year after the corresponding sea level rise peak, and three major temperature troughs occur about one year after sea level rise rate troughs.
Pakistan Times reports unusual October snow
Meanwhile, another report says that the Kashmir Valley is gripped in a sudden cold wave as upper reaches received fresh snow and rains lashed several areas dipping the mercury below normal.
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Ladakh region experienced first snowfall of the season. An official of the Metrological Centre in Srinagar said that Ladakh received season’s first snowfall on Sunday. He said it was unusual for the region to witness snowfall in October. “In Ladakh snowfall starts mainly from November onwards but this time around it has started early,” he added.
Long-standing cold records broken in Florida and North Carolina
The metro region of Charlotte, N.C., faced a frost advisory Monday as a local airport set a record with a temperature of 30 degrees, meteorologists say.
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Meanwhile, temperatures in Tampa, Fla., dropped to a record low overnight as Tampa International Airport recorded a temperature of 48 degrees early Monday. The St. Petersburg Times said Monday morning's temperature broke the previous low for October weather of 51 degrees set in 1927.
Is climate changing in Utah's Capitol on global warming? - Salt Lake Tribune
Science » Lawmakers to hear from two witnesses: a U. expert and a notable 'denier.' [Roy Spencer]
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And, early next year, Gov. Gary Herbert plans to stage a forum to "debate the science" on climate change and provide a cost-benefit analysis to guide Utah on how to handle it. Herbert has said he is not convinced by the science.

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