| *Cough*Bolshevik plot*cough*. The experts are still finalizing the data, but it looks like 2012 will go on the books as the warmest year in the U.S. in recorded history (ever since 1895). I spoke with state climatologist Jeff Andresen for today's Environment Report. He's also a professor of geography at Michigan State University. He says in Michigan, we also came close to setting a record last year.
Fortunately, the person who filed the report was good enough to write a balanced story. There is no mention of stolen e-mails, or faked data, or a 10-year cooling period, or any of the other whack-a-mole climate change denier talking points you might see in normal mainstream reporting. It's about data, and about predictions for the future, and how last year's temperature record fits into the overall climate record. |
