Not only is it hotter and getting more so but it is getting drier. The same article reports that "As of June, 45% of the contiguous U.S. was in moderate-to-extreme drought, an increase of 6% from May."The first half of the year was the warmest on record for the USA.The government reported Friday that the average temperature for the 48 contiguous United States from January through June was 51.8°F, or 3.4°F above average for the 20th century.
That made it the warmest such period since recordkeeping began in 1895, the National Climatic Data Center reported.
No state was cooler than average and five states — Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri — experienced record warmth for the period.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Drought Too!
Speaking of warm and fuzzy...this sure makes me feel better about our future.
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