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˙ţU n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e P r o o f o f G l o b a l W a r m i n g
from: A n c i e n t H i p p yG l o b a l w a r m i n g i s a t e r m w h i c h i s u s e d t o r e f e r t o t h e i n c r e a s e i n t h e a v e r a g e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e E a r t h s s u r f a c e , a n d i t i s a n i s s u e w h i c h h a s c o m e i n t o g r e a t d e b a t e a n d c o n t r o v e r s y , e s p e c i a l l y o v e r r e c e n t y e a r s i n p a r t i c u l a r . A l t h o u g h t h e r e a r e o f c o u r s e t h o s e c r i t i c s w h o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e e n t i r e g l o b a l w a r m i n g c o n c e p t i s i n f a c t a f r a u d , t h e r e i s s t i l l t h e p r o o f o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g t h a t r e m a i n s , a n d o f w h i c h i s i n c r e d i b l y i m p o r t a n t t o r e c o g n i z e a n d t a k e i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n o r d e r t o h a v e a n i n f o r m e d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e m a t t e r o v e r a l l .
T h e V a r i o u s P r o o f o f G l o b a l W a r m i n g
O v e r t h e y e a r s s c i e n t i s t s h a v e u s e d m a n y d i f f e r e n t m e a n s a n d m e t h o d s i n o r d e r t o c o m e u p w i t h p r o o f o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g , a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r , p o w e r f u l e v i d e n c e f o r g l o b a l w a r m i n g w a s d i s c o v e r e d b y s c i e n t i s t s f u n d e d b y t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s g o v e r n m e n t i n t h e y e a r 2 0 0 4 , a s a n e w a n a l y s i s o f s a t e l l i t e d a t a a c t u a l l y r e v e a l e d t h a t t e m p e r a t u r e i n a c r i t i c a l p a r t o f t h e a t m o s p h e r e a r e r i s i n g m u c h f a s t e r t h a n p r e v i o u s l y t h o u g h t , t h u s r e s u l t i n g i n s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e s c i e n t i f i c c o n s e n s u s t h a t t h e w o r l d i s w a r m i n g a t a n u n n a t u r a l r a t e .
B a s i c a l l y , w h i l e i t i s g e n e r a l l y a c c e p t e d t h a t s u r f a c e t e m p e r a t u r e s o f t h e E a r t h a r e i n c r e a s i n g b y a n a v e r a g e o f 0 . 1 7 C p e r d e c a d e , s a t e l l i t e s h a v e b e e n u n a b l e t o d e t e c t a p a r a l l e l t r e n d i n t h e t r o p o s p h e r e , w h i c h i s t h e l o w e s t l e v e l o f t h e a t m o s p h e r e , e x t e n d i n g 7 . 5 m i l e s a b o v e t h e g r o u n d , i n w h i c h m o s t w e a t h e r o c c u r s .
M o r e P r o o f o f G l o b a l W a r m i n g
T h e r e a r e e v e n m o r e i n s t a n c e s o f p r o o f o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g , i n c l u d i n g a n e w r e p o r t t h a t w a s c o m p l e t e d r e c e n t l y , w h i c h w a s b a s e d o n a n a n a l y s i s o f i n f r a r e d l o n g - w a v e r a d i a t i o n d a t a f r o m t w o d i f f e r e n t s p a c e m i s s i o n s . T h e u n i q u e s a t e l l i t e s p e c t r o m e t e r d a t a t h a t w a s c o l l e c t e d 2 7 y e a r s a p a r t s h o w s f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e t h a t r e a l s p e c t r a l d i f f e r e n c e s h a v e b e e n o b s e r v e d , a n d t h a t t h e y c a n b e a t t r i b u t e d t o c h a n g e s i n g r e e n h o u s e g a s e s o v e r a l o n g t i m e p e r i o d .
T h e P r e m i s e o f G l o b a l W a r m i n g
B a s i c a l l y , a s t h e s u n s r a d i a t i o n h i t s t h e E a r t h s s u r f a c e , i t i s r e e m i t t e d a s i n f r a r e d r a d i a t i o n , a n d t h e n t h i s r a d i a t i o n i s t h e n p a r t l y t r a p p e d b y t h e s o - c a l l e d g r e e n h o u s e g a s e s , w h i c h a r e : c a r b o n d i o x i d e , m e t h a n e , a n d c h l o r o f l u o r o c a r b o n s , a s w e l l a s w a t e r v a p o r . S a t e l l i t e s a r e a b l e t o m e a s u r e c h a n g e s i n t h e i n f r a r e d r a d i a t i o n s p e c t r u m , a n d t h i s e n d s u p r e s u l t i n g i n a l l o w i n g s c i e n t i s t s t o b e a b l e t o d e t e c t c h a n g e s i n t h e E a r t h s n a t u r a l g r e e n h o u s e e f f e c t a n d a l s o t o b e a b l e t o d e d u c e w h i c h g r e e n h o u s e g a s c o n c e n t r a t i o n s h a v e c h a n g e d i n g e n e r a l .
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 Baltimore Sun | Possible showers in Dallas-Fort Worth this afternoon 12:00 PM CT Dallas Morning News, TX - Soundings by the National Weather Service show “precipitable water” levels — the amount of rainfall possible if all the water vapor over a particular ... T in The Park 2006 Showers, thunderstorms expected again Wednesday Weather: Monsoons later this weekend? |
ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help - The Associated Press
 The Associated Press | ND tornado victims get lots of volunteer help The Associated Press - A preliminary report from the National Weather Service said the tornado that struck the town of Belcourt on Monday afternoon was rated an EF-3, ... Severe weather hits Upper Midwest Preliminary report: EF3 tornado hit Belcourt Tornado Aftermath | KXNet.com North Dakota News |
Dry, hot weather threatens California fire gains - The Associated Press
 Canada.com | Dry, hot weather threatens California fire gains The Associated Press - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday faced worsening weather conditions that pushed flames across firebreaks in parts of inland California and chased ... Video: Hot, Dry Weather Developing on Calif Fire Lines Weather may hurt Gap fire gains California Weather Helps Crews Battle More Than 300 Wildfires |