Hot, Hot Hot…, no, please not that line dancing party song, but the weather this summer! Heat records continue to fall as we all swelter
and the main cause, The sun? NOPE..The sun, scientifically speaking is in a weak phase, the main culprit is increased levels of CO2, you know, man-made global warming. (Shhhh…don’t tell the right wingers, who think every time it snows there’s no way we could have global warming.)
Checking the weather from Good Morning Vietnam, “Hey, uh, hi, can you help me, what’s your name? “My name’s Roosevelt E. Roosevelt.” Roosevelt, what town are you stationed in? “I’m stationed in Poontang.” Well, thank you, Roosevelt. What’s the weather like out there? “It’s hot. Damn hot! Real hat! Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking.” Well, can you tell me what it feels like? “Fool, it’s hot! I told you again! Were you born on the sun? It’s damn hot! I saw… It’s so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It’s that hot! Do you know what I’m talking about?” What do you think it’s going to be like tonight? “It’s gonna be hot and wet! That’s nice if you’re with a lady, but it ain’t no good if you’re in the jungle.” Thank you, Roosevelt.”
There are some quick notes from summer 2010!
- The average global temperature for 2010 so far is the warmest on record.
- This was the warmest June on record worldwide.
- This year’s hot temperatures will become the norm as climate change continues.
Four of the 5 warmest years on record happened in the last 10 years. More are expected to continue to come as the planet we call home continues to heat up due to the build-up of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
Heat waves like the ones experienced in the northeast recently, will become the norm, and not the exception.
We are setting heat records more than cooling records at a near 5:1 ratio.
All I know is, It’s Friggin hot, and if some tells me in January that it’s “too cold” they may get a nice big fat knuckle sandwich!
