2010 Could Be World's Hottest Year

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Global warming is back.

Despite a cold Alpine Winter, the first half of 2010 was the hottest worldwide since since records began over a century ago.

Around one-fifth of the world's landmass has experienced record-high temperatures in the past few weeks.

Some 17 countries worldwide, in the north and south, have broken temperature records in the past few months.

Central US is about to scorch again at 100f+.

Central Russia has experienced its worst heatwave in recorded history. Temps have been above 80f every day for weeks, busting through 100f on a few occasions for the first time ever. The Russia 2010 heatwave is worse than the Europe 2003 heatwave that melted the Alpine glaciers.

This year looks set to be the hottest or second hottest ever:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2010/08/relentless_heat_wave_roasts_ru.html

http://www.hawaii247.com/2010/08/09/second-hottest-july-on-record-as-el-nino-fade-continues/

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this winter across Europe is supposed to be colder than last year

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Back? Not sure it went away? "Could" being the key for 2010. The first half certainly set records, not least because of the strong El Niño. But that faded rapidly all through June and a strong and possiby lengthy La Nina is now in the offing (though the La Nina itself may not mean increased snow in the UK or the Alps).

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Found this and it's an intresting added potential complication to the weather predicting this year Puzzled

Gilbert White (18 July 1720 – 26 June 1793) recorded the effects on world climate after the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Laki in 1783. Laki is just next door to Eyjafjallajokull, the volcano which has caused airlines trouble this year in Europe.

In the years after Laki erupted the climate chilled in Europe and thousands died from famine caused by crop failure due to the cooler weather, I am not sure the size of the current Icelandic eruptions will cause a famine in these modern times, however it might cause cooler average temperatures which could result in fantastic snow conditions next winter season.

Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

or not depending on where you are....

Leeming's figures show mean summer temperatures (June, July and August) were slightly below average, coming in at 15.1C, compared with the average of 15.4C. Summer in North Yorkshire was a little wetter than average, with 161mm of rain compared with the average of 148mm. And sunshine amounts were normal - 504 hours, compared with the average of 499 hours.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulhudson/2010/09/a-very-average-british-summer.shtml

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2010 Could Be World's Hottest Year

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