[Zakeet]

The GloBull Warming idiots just won't give up.

[Sloth]

Bookmarking for 01/01/2010.

[P.O.E.]

On Sci-fi channel's Twilight Zone marathon tonight at 11:30 PM EST

Where the earth turns into a feverish nightmare (no spoilers, please)

[N. Theknow]

Scientists and professors used to have to submit detailed missives and tomes to apply for grant money for their pet projects.

Now, they just jump on the global warming gravy train with a simple projection and CHA-CHING!

We're in the money! We're in the money!

[marvlus]

Currently the warmest year on record is 1998, which saw average temperatures of 14.52 degrees celsius - well above the 1961-1990 long-term average of 14 degrees celsius.

Can you say, ludicrous? .52 degrees is well above the average? Holy Moly!

[aruanan]

The average global temperature for 2009 is expected to be more than 0.4 degrees celsius above the long-term average, despite the continued cooling of huge areas of the Pacific Ocean, a phenomenon known as La Nina.

Yeah, well, we're now just entering into the negative phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, something different from La Nina and something that affects temperatures throughout the entire northern hemisphere. Temperatures will probably go down as far and as long as they did during the last negative phase ending in the 70's when folks were worried about a coming ice age.