Temperature Tops 100 F INSIDE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE!

We haven't heard much in the news about global warming lately. Other things have pushed it out of the headlines -- like a failed U.S. presidency, the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic recession, and an impending election. Those things are important (and should be covered by the news), but global climate change may be even more important -- and it's still getting worse. If we don't do something about it soon, it may be too late to stop global devastation.

Now we learn of something unheard of since temperatures have been recorded -- a town inside the Arctic Circle has recorded a temperature of 100.4 F (38 C). Here is how that significant (and frightening) event was reported by the Associated Press:

The Arctic is feverish and on fire — at least parts of it are. And that’s got scientists worried about what it means for the rest of the world.

The thermometer hit a likely record of 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Russian Arctic town of Verkhoyansk on Saturday, a temperature that would be a fever for a person — but this is Siberia, known for being frozen. The World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday that it’s looking to verify the temperature reading, which would be unprecedented for the region north of the Arctic Circle.

“The Arctic is figuratively and literally on fire — it’s warming much faster than we thought it would in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and this warming is leading to a rapid meltdown and increase in wildfires,” University of Michigan environmental school dean Jonathan Overpeck, a climate scientist, said in an email.

“The record warming in Siberia is a warning sign of major proportions,” Overpeck wrote.

Much of Siberia had high temperatures this year that were beyond unseasonably warm. From January through May, the average temperature in north-central Siberia has been about 8 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) above average, according to the climate science non-profit Berkeley Earth.

“That’s much, much warmer than it’s ever been over that region in that period of time,” Berkeley Earth climate scientist Zeke Hausfather said.

2014 Is On Schedule To Be The Hottest Year Ever

Congressional Republicans, in their effort to cover for their corporate buddies, would like for you to believe that global warming is a hoax and that the Earth has actually been cooling in the last few years. That is an outrageous lie, and easily exposed by looking at the latest numbers on global warming.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center has just released their figures for the fist 10 months of 2014. Note that the rise in Oceanic and Overall (land + ocean) temperature has set a new record -- at 1.03F and 1.22F respectively. That means 2014 is on schedule to be the hottest year ever recorded (and even though there was a cold front in November, the overall temperatures for November just added to the Jan. thru Oct. unseasonable warm temps).

Global warming is real. And it has not stopped or slowed, but is increasing at a faster rate. And it is caused by human activity. Those are facts. The only question at this point is whether there is still time to stop (or at least mitigate) the effects of this warming -- or whether we have already passed the point at which our grandchildren will inherit a planet in far worse shape than the one we inherited.

DFW Metroplex Temperature Is Record High In 2006

The National Weather Service office in Fort Worth says the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex set a new record for high temperature during 2006. The average high temperature for the year was 80.4 degrees.

This was the first time since temperatures began to be recorded over a hundred years ago, that the average temperature was over 80 degrees. The previous record was 79.5 degrees.

The average mean temperature, which is the average of all the year's high and low temperatures, also set a new record high at 69.3 degrees. The previous highs were in 1999 [68.6] and 1998 [68.3].

Also, recently, the entire island of Lohachara, in India's Bay of Bengal, has been swallowed up by rising ocean waters. The island, once home to 10,000 people, simply doesn't exist anymore.

The U.S. government has started the process to have the polar bear declared an endangered species. This is due to the melting of the ice in it's natural enviornment.

The 25.5 mile Ayles arctic ice shelf in Canada has broken off and set adrift. Again, this is due to the warming of the arctic region. This ice shelf was believed to be over 3,000 years old. Scientists are predicting the Arctic Sea's summer ice will be completely gone before 2040.

And still, the idiot we currently have in the White House does not believe that global warming is happening, and is being created by humans pumping ever more greenhouse gases into our air. Of course, many of his Republican buddies agree with him. If they admitted global warming was real, then they would have to demand their rich contributors actually spend some money to control pollution.

Obviously, campaign contributions are more important than mankind's future to these Republicans.