[NCjim]

global warming could lead to more heat-related deaths in Los Angeles by the end of the century,

What a relief - unfortunately I have to go there next week, and I was worried that it might happen sooner. I will note that I must be back by the end of the century. *g

[sd-joe]

California's development and population explosions over the last 100 years, with its accompanying increase in asphalt and decrease in shade trees, has contributed to a greater absorption of heat by the ground throughout the state.

There it is. The real cause. Yet there is no plan to deal with this.

[gunnygail]

Good. Maybe a lot of the libretards out there will experience severe brain boil and be comatose in Nov. Wait, they already ARE comatose...

[Bommer]

BURN BABY BURN!!

[gatex]

"In Los Angeles, for example, Patzert said, the average temperature has increased by 5 degrees over the past century. The increase is most severe at night, when temperatures have risen by 7 degrees, compared to only 3 degrees during the day."

Sounds like the effect of the city's buildings and paving being a huge heat sink. As the mass of the buildings and paving increase, the temperature increases at night, because the heat collected during the day is released into the cooler night air.

Patzert conveniently did not mention the temperature in the surrounding less-densely built areas.

[LiberationIT]

This happened in Paris last year. 15,000 dead as I recall. I wonder why it'll take so long to reach LA.

[gatex]

I have heard that Atlanta is requireing heat-reflective roofing for new and repaired roofing to help reduce heat absorption.

[Mike Darancette]

On a given Summer day the noon temperature within LA city limits may vary by 40 degrees.

Most of LA is a desert and if the illegals were to be shipped out there would be plenty of water.

[Redcloak]

But, it's a dry heat.

[Elvis van Foster]

Stop flying to Oregon for windsurfing and haircuts.

[Awestruck]

Gads why is Yahoo posting an identical story on this just today?? More media spread junk science.

[Leatherneck_MT]

The sky is falling, the sky is falling!!

[John Lenin]

The liberals have a new chicken little, the weather, anytime we get some bad weather liberals will blame it on global warming. If it's 50 below zero, it's due to global warming, hurricanes, global warming, heat wave, global warming ...

[Calamari]

Other things to worry about:
Asteroid Impact
Same Sex Marriage
Massive gamma ray burst from an outside the solar system event
BSE nvCJD
SARS
Smallpox
Ebola
Flu- human, bird, swine, duck, chicken
Salmonella
Carbs
Fat
Protein
Terrorists
Anthrax
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Too little ozone
Too much ozone
Global warming
Global cooling
Global Warming Chaos
Pesticides
Deer ticks
Nerve gas
Dirty bombs
Haliburton
SUVs
Guns
Acid rain
Too much Rain
Too little Rain
Nuclear power
Non-nuclear power
Nuclear war
Conventional war
Wind Turbines shredding endangered birds
Obesity
Starvation
BCS
The Yankees with A’Rod
NCAA Basketball Tournament Selections
Pit bulls
Rottweilers
German Shepherds
Huskies
Alaskan Malamutes
Doberman Pinschers
Chow Chows
Great Danes
St. Bernards
Akitas
green ketchup
MRSA
(Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
PET SPIDERS
Yard Sale Congestion
Red King Crabs
Shadow people
Cattle mutilations
Junk Science
So much to worry about...