Bugs in the system. (Letters).You state in "Spring Forward" (SN: 3/8/03, p. 152) that in the last century, the average global temperature has risen about 0.6[degrees]C. I suspect that most of the sensors in use today are not in the precise locations of thermometers 100 years ago. Also back then, there were wide areas of the globe that were probably not being monitored for temperature at all and many others that probably provided only sporadic readings. I find the evidence for global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. overwhelming, but the telling evidence for me is in the ice layers, glacial gla·cial adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or derived from a glacier. b. Suggesting the extreme slowness of a glacier: Work proceeded at a glacial pace. 2. a. shrinkage, and changing distribution of flora and fauna. I have difficulty accepting the reported data on the actual "average temperature." BOB HOLBROOK, PLACITAS, N.M. During a recent evening visit to a friend's house early this spring, I noticed some June bugs June bug, name for June beetle and mayfly. flying around the outside porch light. That vision and your recent article inspired the following short poem entitled "Greenhouse Gases greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas ": Some people warn the temperature is rising, others say it's not a sure bet. But June bugs in April it seems to me, is as real as a warning can get! JOHN GALLO, DALLAS, TEXAS “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. |
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