Here is what the Republican administrations EPA has to say. reember GWB stood opposed to the theory and has since been forced to aknowledge teh reality by the overwhelming wieght of teh data
Recent Climate Change - Temperature Changes | Science | Climate Change | U.S. EPA
All these quotes are from a US govt .gov site
Quote:
* Since the mid 1970s, the average surface temperature has warmed about 1°F.
* The Earth’s surface is currently warming at a rate of about 0.32ºF/decade or 3.2°F/century.
* The eight warmest years on record (since 1850) have all occurred since 1998, with the warmest year being 2005.
Additionally (from IPCC, 2007):
* The warming trend is seen in both daily maximum and minimum temperatures, with minimum temperatures increasing at a faster rate than maximum temperatures.
* Land areas have tended to warm faster than ocean areas and the winter months have warmed faster than summer months.
* Widespread reductions in the number of days below freezing occurred during the latter half of the 20th century in the United States as well as most land areas of the Northern Hemisphere and areas of the Southern Hemisphere.
* Average temperatures in the Arctic have increased at almost twice the global rate in the past 100 years.
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i am planning my retirement this isn't something that will effect me beyond milder New England winters. It's those around post 2040, 2050 that start facing real problems because of this