Posted on 08/15/2023 11:31:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
Aug. 14 (UPI) -- July was the hottest month on record in 143 years, as Americans felt "the effects of the climate crisis," scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York announced Monday.
According to NASA, July 2023 was on average 0.43 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than any other July on record. It was also 2.1 degrees warmer than the average July between 1951 and 1980, according to GISS which defines "normal" temperatures as lasting several decades, typically 30 years. The five hottest Julys since 1880 have all occurred in the past five years, NASA says.
"This July was not just warmer than any previous July -- it was the warmest month in our record, which goes back to 1880," NASA's GISS Director Gavin Schmidt said.
"The science is clear this isn't normal. Alarming warming around the world is driven primarily by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. And that rise in average temperature is fueling dangerous extreme heat that people are experiencing here at home and worldwide," Schmidt added.
Some parts of the world were hotter than others and experienced temperatures around 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit above average. Tens of millions of people in parts of North America, South America, North Africa and the Antarctic Peninsula spent July under heat warnings, as hundreds suffered heat-related illnesses and deaths.
"Climate change is impacting people and ecosystems around the world, and we expect many of these impacts to escalate with continued warming," said Katherine Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Last week, the European Union's climate monitor also called July 2023 the hottest month around the globe with 29 of the warmest days ever recorded.
Copernicus, which tracks worldwide climate data for the EU, said daily surface air temperatures have risen drastically since 1940 with 2023 being the hottest summer on record.
NASA blames high sea surface temperatures and El Niño in the eastern tropical Pacific for contributing to July's record heat. NASA expects to see the biggest impacts of El Niño -- which can cause severe storms in some areas and drought in others -- in February, March and April of 2024.
"Since day one, President Biden has treated the climate crisis as the existential threat of our time," said Ali Zaidi, White House National Climate Advisor. "Against the backdrop of record high temperatures, wildfires and floods, NASA's analysis puts into context the urgency of President Biden's unprecedented climate leadership."
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson agreed, in a post on X.
"NASA data confirms what billions around the world literally felt: temperatures in July 2023 made it the hottest month on record. In every corner of the country, Americans are right now experiencing firsthand the effects of the climate crisis, underscoring the urgency of President Biden's historic climate agenda," Nelson said.
"The science is clear. We must act now to protect our communities and planet; it's the only one we have."
Maybe they ought to not accept sensor data from temp sensors contained within urban heatsinks, in contravention to the clear rules on a properly placed sensor. And consider the effects of the Tonga-Hunga volcano sending so much ‘water vapor’ into the stratosphere last year. Reportedly may take 5+ years for it to get out of there.
One of my pet peeves has always been that NASA’s primary directives are to study/explore Space and develop Aeronautics (i.e. National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Climate studies should be under the direction of NOAA, NCAR, and universities, not NASA.
...and Aeronautics. Its a shame to see more and more of its budget diverted to stuff like this.
It’s amazing how the communists use various agencies and levers of power in lock step to support the communist agenda. Very desperate times that we are living in. It’s hard to believe this is actually happening. All goes back to demon obama and the RINOs assisting him with filling up the government with communists.
NASA went WOKE years ago and their credibility crashed... I’m amazed UPI still quotes them.
“New Studies Find No Global Drought Trend Since 1902…Global Flood Magnitudes Decline with Warming”
Anthropogenic Global Warming is claimed to intensify hydrological processes. Data analysis indicates it does not.
A common lie propagated by media and self-named experts:
Droughts and floods are getting worse due to global warming.
Hurricanes are more numerous
Tornadoes more frequent
Wild fires more frequent
Sea Levels rapidly expanding
etc. ..... all are lies
I always tell people that Climate Change is the same as Big Foot, or the Loch Ness Monster. It doesn’t exist.
Total BS. They make the numbers up to fit their current meme.
2.1 degrees hotter than “normal” for one month.
Who the hell cares?
To be honest I think global warming is a farce the government is using to depopulate the earth. That said I live in Southern Oregon where a 100 degree weather is not all that common but the last couple of days my temperature on front porch was 115 and 105 is highest I have seen here in last 10 years. Official town temperature is much less of course.
Anyone have any idea how many official weather stations there were across the country back then?
Liars.
So 143 years defines normalcy?
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