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Earth Just had its 400th Consecutive Warmer-Than-Average Month Thanks to Global Warming

posted by martyb on Friday May 18 2018, @10:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the gonna-need-a-MUCH-bigger-parasol dept.

DeathMonkey writes:

It was December 1984, and President Reagan had just been elected to his second term, Dynasty was the top show on TV and Madonna's Like a Virgin topped the musical charts.

It was also the last time the Earth had a cooler-than-average month.

Last month marked the planet's 400th consecutive month with above-average temperatures, federal scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.

[...] "We live in and share a world that is unequivocally, appreciably and consequentially warmer than just a few decades ago, and our world continues to warm," said NOAA climate scientist Deke Arndt. "Speeding by a '400' sign only underscores that, but it does not prove anything new."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/17/global-warming-april-400th-consecutive-warm-month/618484002/?csp=chromepush

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 18 2018, @10:01PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 18 2018, @10:01PM (#681417)

    Hmmm, where should I get my climate news from...

    1. https://noaa.gov
    2. http://bleachuranus.ru

  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Saturday May 19 2018, @12:33AM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Saturday May 19 2018, @12:33AM (#681446)

    That's an easy one: Courtesy of the administration's tireless efforts, that noaa.gov link is a few months away from being replaced by a fixed page showing Pleasantville forecast.

    • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday May 19 2018, @06:09PM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Saturday May 19 2018, @06:09PM (#681624) Homepage Journal

      Thank you, working hard! National Weather Service, they have so many forecasters. Hundreds of them. But most folks watch the TV forecast. The TV always has a sexy lady or a good-looking guy. We did the biggest Tax Cut in history, we have to cut the budget. Obviously we have to cut it. So I said, cut the National Weather Service, let's tell those forecasters "you're fired." And the ones that look VERY NICE can go on TV. Big savings!!