Hot Enough For You?
From NASA's Earth Observatory: "This image shows the difference in land surface temperatures from July 12-19, 2006, compared to the average temperatures during that period for the past six years (2000-2005). ... Dark red shows areas where 2006 land surface temperatures were up to 10 degrees Celsius warmer than recent years."
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Europe looks scary.
aj
Yeah, doesn't it though? And it makes all the more alarming the recent news from the Alps. In case folks missed it, last week I posted an entry about the collapse of a big chunk on the East Face of the Eiger. Reports after the incident noted that computer models have shown that the Alps stand to lose 80 per cent of their glacier cover if summer air temperatures rise by three degrees Celsius. A five degree rise and it's gone completely. Looking at the map in that context is even scarier.
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