Comments on: 2007: Tied for Hottest Year on Record So Far

By: Royston Vasey

Royston Vasey — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:42:45 +0000

Hottest.Year.Ever.

By: beefeater

beefeater — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:50:59 +0000

Hottest driest since the dust bowl years of the ’30s. What was going on then to cause that? How did the earth come out of the last ice age without human intervention? What ever happened to “GLOBAL COOLING”?

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:11:42 +0000

No. Hottest on record. Sorry.

The climate can change slowly on its own, or rapidly if we push it hard, as we are now.

Global cooling from human-made sulfate aerosols was drowned out by global warming from human-made greenhouse gases, as many people predicted more than two decades ago.

By: John

John — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:21:22 +0000

I’ve noticed that the melting of the arctic ice pack is 2 weeks ahead of where it was just 3 years ago. That’s an awful lot of melting! The news in September is definitely not going to be good.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:26:15 +0000

John, can you give a link to back up that statement? I’m just curious…

By: Pink Elephant

Pink Elephant — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:24:22 +0000

I’m not sure, but it doesn’t seem like you can call 2007 the hottest year on record just because it ties with the previous record holder. Wouldn’t it have to exceed the previous record to gain the superlative?

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:32:28 +0000

Note the headline: “Tied for Hottest”

By: none@none.com

none@none.com — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:00:43 +0000

This is news.

However, the headline is very misleading and overstates the case. I never understand why people take a defensible argument and make it indefensible. That’s a great way to get people to ignore what you’re saying.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:05:52 +0000

Please explain in what way the headline misleads or overstates the case.

By: DennisA

DennisA — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:34:41 +0000

Perhaps because GISS have just altered their figures to put 1934 as the hottest in the US. No announcement though, you would think this should have been given some prominence.

By: jerry

jerry — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:49:43 +0000

I think the last couple of weeks and the months that will follow will push 2007 to the top. I have no doubt this has been the longest heat spell in recent times, possibly the hottest summer on average, and will by December probably become officially the hottest year on record…
wake up people!

By: bruce

bruce — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:33:58 +0000

I think that the US should be pushed to stoping most of our waste, and pass a bill that makes you recycle and limits your waste. Consumers are to greedy, and consume to much. Switch light bulbs to a lower watt, drive less turn heat and ac on only when needed are some of the was you can be helpful. Stress this to your kids to be sure to turn lihts off when not in use. Think we all can make a difference.