Remember, The US Only Makes Up 2% Of The Planet

12 Responses to Remember, The US Only Makes Up 2% Of The Planet

1. Keith DeHavelle says:

   January 24, 2014 at 2:25 pm

   It’s a side issue, but once again, the color-to-temperature legend on Maue’s chart is absolutely horrific. Unintelligible.

   ===|==============/ Keith DeHavelle

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   • Ben says:

     January 24, 2014 at 6:48 pm

     Ryan shows the lows
     Colors chosen on a whim
     Confusion reigns now

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2. Morgan Wright says:

   January 24, 2014 at 2:43 pm

   How many polar cyclones can you have at the same time in the same hemisphere from the same pole, and still call it global warming?

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   • The Iconoclast says:

     January 24, 2014 at 3:02 pm

     As many as there are.

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3. Andy DC says:

   January 24, 2014 at 3:10 pm

   Siberia is going to be unbelievably cold.

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4. Stephen Richards says:

   January 24, 2014 at 4:44 pm

   and maybe to the UK and eastern france

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   • Stephen Richards says:

     January 24, 2014 at 4:45 pm

     It already is. Omiaycon -53°C today.

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5. Stephen Richards says:

   January 24, 2014 at 4:46 pm

   Oimiacon

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6. De Paus says:

   January 24, 2014 at 5:43 pm

   Bangkok suffers coldest night in three decades – Death toll mounts
   http://iceagenow.info/2014/01/bangkok-suffers-coldest-night-decades-death-toll-mounts/
   Cold wave in India – Claims 15 lives in Uttar Pradesh
   http://iceagenow.info/2014/01/cold-wave-india-claims-15-lives-uttar-pradesh/
   Record low temperatures in Sweden “Temperatures hit -41 in Swedish cold snap”
   http://iceagenow.info/2014/01/record-temperatures-sweden/

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7. Morgan Wright says:

   January 24, 2014 at 6:15 pm

   How cold in Yakutsk. They usually bottom out there.

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8. Tel says:

   January 24, 2014 at 9:37 pm

   The US is only a small fraction of the planet, but just happens to have a long and high quality temperature record, plus plenty of news archives, etc.

   The sad fact is that most of the Earth has not been measured at all until satellites came along, which is only recently. Climate science is based on very sketchy historical data, when you look at the global picture. Even the satellites have their problems… they can’t see through thick cloud.

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9. darrylb says:

   January 25, 2014 at 2:48 pm

   Two notes- Please note that Ryan Maue is a very knowledgeable and forthright scientist, even if his coloring scheme is somewhat er unique.
   Secondly, It will be interesting to see what the worlds average lower atmosphere temp will be for this January, when results are given in early Feb.– Check at Roy Spencer;s blog.

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