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[/caption]GHN News Editor - July 2010 is the second highest July on record according to a newly-released
report, as people from small towns like Natchitoches, Louisiana and as
far away as Russia are being warned.
Heat advisories in Louisiana for several weeks are reflective of what
has been happening around the world, from the southern United States to
Russia and other parts of the globe.
In the South, the weather channel observes the following to be the most notable temperatures:
- St. Louis, Mo. reached into the low 100s both Tuesday and Wednesday with heat indices peaking above 110 degrees.
- Little Rock, Ark. remains under an excessive heat warning and has been 100 each day since last Thursday! Tuesday's high of 107 was the hottest in 11 years.
- Dallas, Texas has been 100 or better since last Saturday and is forecast to remain in the triple digits through the coming Saturday.
- Some of the locations setting record highs on Tuesday include: Little Rock, Ark. (107), Wichita, Kan. (109), Memphis, Tenn. (103), Jackson, Miss (103) and Birmingham, Ala (101).
- Wednesday's records included: Memphis, Tenn. (104), Evansville, Ind. (102), Louisville, Ky. (102), and Greenville, Miss. (103).
It has not been just the major portions of the United States that have
suffered through extremely hot temperatures this summer. Russia has
wildfires so great that the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, just announced aid to that country in the control of the fires in some of the regions of the country.
The following summarizes a portion of the report recently released:
Global Temperature Report: July 2010
Second hottest July on record as El Nino fade continues
Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: 0.14 C per decade
July temperatures (preliminary)
Global composite temp.: 0.49 C (about 0.88 degrees Fahrenheit) above 20-year average for July.
Northern Hemisphere: 0.63 C (about 1.13 degrees Fahrenheit) above 20-year average for July.
Southern Hemisphere: 0.34 C (about 0.58 degrees Fahrenheit) above 20-year average for July.
Tropics: 0.48 C (about 0.61 degrees Fahrenheit) above 20-year average for
July
2010 was the second hottest July in the 32-year satellite temperature
dataset, with a global average temperature that was only 0.03 C cooler
than the record set in July 1998, according to Dr. John Christy,
professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System
Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
2010 was the second hottest July in the 32-year satellite temperature
dataset, with a global average temperature that was only 0.03 C cooler
than the record set in July 1998, according to Dr. John Christy,
professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System
Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
What
scientists have discovered is that average temperatures for the globe,
as well as the northern and southern hemispheres, went up in July
despite the continued cooling of the El Nino Pacific Ocean warming event
and the apparent transition to a La Nina Pacific Ocean cooling event.
scientists have discovered is that average temperatures for the globe,
as well as the northern and southern hemispheres, went up in July
despite the continued cooling of the El Nino Pacific Ocean warming event
and the apparent transition to a La Nina Pacific Ocean cooling event.
"If you look at how much sea surface temperatures are falling, no one would have predicted this," Christy said.
July
2010 was the second hottest July globally and in the Northern
Hemisphere; third hottest in the Southern Hemisphere; and fourth hottest
in the tropics.
2010 was the second hottest July globally and in the Northern
Hemisphere; third hottest in the Southern Hemisphere; and fourth hottest
in the tropics.
Compared
to seasonal norms, July 2010 was also the 17th warmest of all of the
months since the satellite temperature dataset began in December 1978.
to seasonal norms, July 2010 was also the 17th warmest of all of the
months since the satellite temperature dataset began in December 1978.
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