As you can see from the figure above, several climate anomalies occurred in the month of July of this year, marking it the warmest July on a 136 year record. While July measured 6th in average land temperatures with a 0.96°C increase in average ocean temperatures with an increase of 0.75°C, which is more significant. When combined, land and ocean temperatures had an average increase of 0.91°C, making it the warmest combined temperature in recorded July history. This is significant for some of the reasons we touched on during Monday evenings lesson because it signals a decrease in total ice volume in glaciers and ice caps, which can set off a chain reaction of events including a disruption of ocean currents and weather patterns. Whether contributed to by humans or not, one has to realize that climate change is a real event, and understanding temperature and weather patterns will help scientists anticipate and develop ways to cope with Earth's inevitable changes in climate and weather anomalies.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: Global Analysis for July 2015, published online August 2015, retrieved on September 2, 2015 fromhttp://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201507.
I agree that weather is changing our Earth. If we look back over time, we would notice that major kinds of changes have occurred before. Al Gore has spoken on the patterns of global warming and ice ages. Eventually Earth will change, and I believe that we will adapt. During that time, humans should all take an ownership of our beloved world, and take care of it.
ReplyDeleteEarth's weather is definitely changing. I agree with Phyllis and Wes that we have to understand climate change and how it will affect us in the future or the results will catastrophic.
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