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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

warm and dry

only .44" of water in June, well below the average of 1.4". June 2007 was the 16th driest June on record, going back to the late 1800s. on top of that it is unusually warm even before sunrise. this morning it was a beautiful 51 degrees at 5:30a when I left for my short ride. below from the SDN-

The latter (reading) is consistent with data showing that temperatures in the region are warming even more at night than in the day. Most climate models for global warming scenarios predict this trend will continue.

Global warming is interesting. There is a great article in Newsweek that shows arguments for both sides: caused by man and green house gas increases, or just a pattern that is part of history. Maybe I can find it and post it here somehow.