Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Summer in Western U.S. is off to a hot, dry, fiery start In Western states, wildfires and heat waves are getting an early start this year -- a pattern unsurprising to climate scientists, and likely to get worse. Wildfires have already burned more than 3 million acres, more than triple the average for this time of year. Meanwhile, a recent Denver heat wave was the earliest of the year since recordkeeping began in 1872; the federal Climate Prediction Center predicts above-average temperatures for Colorado through September. According to a 2004 study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the number of heat waves per summer could double by the end of the century. " It appears that global warming is an issue that is not going to subside or go away anytime soon. What we thought was the anomaly will soon become the rule, " says Mat Fratus of the San Bernardino City Fire Department. Dude, we could have told you that. straight to the source: ABC News, Bill Blakemore, 21 Jun 2006 straight to the source: Rocky Mountain News, Jim Erickson, 19 Jun 2006 Defending this corruption on which you are sat You tell me what to think, you tell me this and that `Freedom is O.K. you scum` but make sure it`s never used In your defence of liberty I always stand accused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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