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To: Grainne who wrote (23695)	7/16/1998 9:05:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Wrong. Stop the emotional alarmism. All those companies do business in the US, do they not? They are subject to US law are they not. Convoluted - not. Gore Blames Global Warming for Heat By H. Josef Hebert Associated Press Writer Wednesday, July 15, 1998; 9:37 a.m. EDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- For almost half of June the temperature in Amarillo, Texas, hit 100 degrees or higher each day. In Tampa, Fla., last month there were 12 days when it never got below 80 degrees, even at night. Climate experts call it a ''one in 1,000-year event.'' People in Texas and Florida this summer haven't been alone in suffering through record heat. The federal government said Tuesday that June on average worldwide was the hottest June in more than a century of keeping climate records. In fact, each month so far in 1998 has eclipsed past temperature records on a global average. ''How much more proof do we need that global warming is real?'' Vice President Al Gore asked Tuesday after summoning climate officials to the White House to announce the latest temperature data. Gore, the administration's most strident voice on the issue of global warming, said last month's temperature data was ''more evidence'' that man-made heat-trapping greenhouse gases are leading to long-term climate change. ''It is so incredibly unusual to have six months in a row and every single one of those months sets an all-time new record for being the highest month ever. You can see quite clearly the long-term warming trend,'' insisted Gore as he chastised Congress for failing to endorse the administration's proposals to curtail greenhouse gases. Skeptics of global warming argue that short-term temperature data are inadequate to predict long-term trends and point out that the scientific community remains divided about whether significant warming will occur or what impact it will have. ''The observational evidence is not explained by our understanding of how the climate system changes,'' contends John Christy, a climatologist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. ''You see a situation where the surface of the earth is warming, and the troposphere (up to 10 miles high) is not. In an enhanced greenhouse system it's supposed to be the opposite.'' The data provided Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed global surface temperatures in June were the highest recorded for the month in more than 100 years of record keeping, averaging 1 degree Fahrenheit above the long-term mean temperature dating back to 1880. The temperatures over land were even more dramatic -- 1.75 degrees higher than the long-term mean, exceeding the old record by several tenths of a degree. NOAA Administrator James Baker called the findings ''remarkable and sobering.'' Tom Karl, NOAA's senior climate researcher, said the monthly data -- along with other evidence, including the fact that 1997 was the warmest year on record -- provide ''compelling evidence'' that global temperatures are on a long-term warming track. Even with the central Pacific Ocean cooling because of the end of El Nino, ''we still have the warmest global temperatures on record,'' said Karl. ''That is extremely remarkable.'' Global warming skeptics have criticized the use of the ground temperature data and pointed to satellite findings as well as some balloon data that have shown temperatures 5,000 to 30,000 feet above Earth have changed little over the past 20 years -- perhaps even showing a slight cooling. But Karl said the satellite information, depending on how it is interpreted, has shown some warming. Gore insisted latest findings are clear and ''that the time to act is now'' to begin curtailing greenhouse gases. Many climate scientists believe man-made emissions of heat-trapping gases -- primarily carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels -- will cause a warming of the earth much like a greenhouse, leading to a rise in sea level, coastal flooding and climate changes. The United States and other nations agreed last December in Kyoto, Japan, to take actions to slow the normal growth of greenhouse gases, but the treaty has not been ratified by the Senate. search.washingtonpost.com But look what Gore has done! He has mistakenly uttered the truth! What shall the emotional alarmists do? "Gore acknowledged that there's no proof that the recent extreme weather events are being caused by global warming". washingtonpost.com What did he say? "Gore acknowledged that there's no proof that the recent extreme weather events are being caused by global warming". Again? "Gore acknowledged that there's no proof that the recent extreme weather events are being caused by global warming". Btw, New England is experiencing an unusually COLD summer. 4 degrees below normal. Must be global warming!