The global warming denials of congressional Republicans becomes more ludicrous with each passing month -- and it becomes more obvious that their denial is not based on any facts, but instead on trying to protect giant corporations from having to spend any money to protect the environment from their pollution.
The new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the world is still warming -- and set records in June once again. This is not from some anonymous foreign environmental group. The NOAA is a U.S. government agency that is interested only in facts -- not politics. Here is what they say happened in June and in the period from January through June:
Global highlights: June 2015
- During June, the average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.58°F (0.88°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for June in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record set last year in 2014 by 0.22°F (0.12°C).
- The June globally-averaged land surface temperature was 2.27°F (1.26°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for June in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2012 by 0.11°F (0.06°C).
- The June globally-averaged sea surface temperature was 1.33°F (0.74°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for June in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record set last year in 2014 by 0.11°F (0.06°C)
Global highlights: Year-to-date (January–June 2015
During January–June, the average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.53°F (0.85°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for January–June in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record of 2010 by 0.16°F (0.09°C). - During January–June, the globally-averaged land surface temperature was 2.52°F (1.40°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for January–June in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record of 2007 by 0.23°F (0.13°C).
- During January–June, the globally-averaged sea surface temperature was 1.17°F (0.65°C) above the 20th century average. This was the highest for January–June in the 1880–2015 record, surpassing the previous record of 2010 by 0.07°F (0.04°C)