It's like 70 degrees here now..

[Kale]

Its 95 every day of the year here. Its 9.43PM and its 81 right now.

[RuhlFreak55]

like......we have 15 inches of snow.....i've never had this much snow before

[Hackamaniac]

like......we have 15 inches of snow.....i've never had this much snow before

Did you stay up and watch it last night??
It was crazy.

[RuhlFreak55]

Did you stay up and watch it last night??
It was crazy.

no....i was pretty sure we were still gonna have school.....until i got up at 6:30 and looked out the window

[Carlos_E]

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...21043609990001

Global Warming Already Killing Some Species
By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP

WASHINGTON (Nov. 21) - Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than predicted because of global warming , a review of hundreds of research studies contends.

These fast-moving adaptations come as a surprise even to biologists and ecologists because they are occurring so rapidly.

At least 70 species of frogs, mostly mountain-dwellers that had nowhere to go to escape the creeping heat, have gone extinct because of climate change, the analysis says. It also reports that between 100 and 200 other cold-dependent animal species, such as penguins and polar bears are in deep trouble.

"We are finally seeing species going extinct," said University of Texas biologist Camille Parmesan, author of the study. "Now we've got the evidence. It's here. It's real. This is not just biologists' intuition. It's what's happening."

Her review of 866 scientific studies is summed up in the journal Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.

Parmesan reports seeing trends of animal populations moving northward if they can, of species adapting slightly because of climate change, of plants blooming earlier, and of an increase in pests and parasites.

Parmesan and others have been predicting such changes for years, but even she was surprised to find evidence that it's already happening; she figured it would be another decade away.

Just five years ago biologists, though not complacent, figured the harmful biological effects of global warming were much farther down the road, said Douglas Futuyma, professor of ecology and evolution at the State University of New York in Stony Brook.

"I feel as though we are staring crisis in the face," Futuyma said. "It's not just down the road somewhere. It is just hurtling toward us. Anyone who is 10 years old right now is going to be facing a very different and frightening world by the time that they are 50 or 60."

While over the past several years studies have shown problems with certain species, animal populations or geographic areas, Parmesan's is the first comprehensive analysis showing the big picture of global-warming induced changes, said Chris Thomas, a professor of conservation biology at the University of York in England.

While it's impossible to prove conclusively that the changes are the result of global warming, the evidence is so strong and other supportable explanations are lacking, Thomas said, so it is "statistically virtually impossible that these are just chance observations."

The most noticeable changes in plants and animals have to do with earlier springs, Parmesan said. The best example can be seen in earlier cherry blossoms and grape harvests and in 65 British bird species that in general are laying their first eggs nearly nine days earlier than 35 years ago.

Parmesan said she worries most about the cold-adapted species, such as emperor penguins that have dropped from 300 breeding pairs to just nine in the western Antarctic Peninsula, or polar bears, which are dropping in numbers and weight in the Arctic.

The cold-dependent species on mountaintops have nowhere to go, which is why two-thirds of a certain grouping of frog species have already gone extinct, Parmesan said.

Populations of animals that adapt better to warmth or can move and live farther north are adapting better than other populations in the same species, Parmesan said.

"We are seeing a lot of evolution now," Parmesan said. However, no new gene mutations have shown themselves, not surprising because that could take millions of years, she said.

[goodcents]

Did you stay up and watch it last night??
It was crazy.

Hell I was out in it I'm doing like 35 mph and seeing one person after another wreak out. The fukers about hit me like a hundred times

[RA]

Were getting slammed with the snow now

[Rye_guy]

-2°C here vancouver island. was much lower a few days ago. wasnt a fun day to be on the water, I tell you that. lol

[aadrenaline]

its not even all on us 'humans' the polar caps have been in motion and moving faster and faster every year..what happens is every so long the polar caps switch meaning the north pole swaps with the south pole..every year the north pole moves further north or south you would say..usually it moves about 10km a year and lately has been moving at 40km a year..which explains why its getting warmer up in the north and south..the magentic field is shifting which lets more ultra violet rays in which makes areas like the equator hot because there is less of a 'shield'

its pretty cool and scary kind've here check it out
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...neticfield.htm

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...21043609990001

Global Warming Already Killing Some Species
By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP

WASHINGTON (Nov. 21) - Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than predicted because of global warming , a review of hundreds of research studies contends.

These fast-moving adaptations come as a surprise even to biologists and ecologists because they are occurring so rapidly.

At least 70 species of frogs, mostly mountain-dwellers that had nowhere to go to escape the creeping heat, have gone extinct because of climate change, the analysis says. It also reports that between 100 and 200 other cold-dependent animal species, such as penguins and polar bears are in deep trouble.

"We are finally seeing species going extinct," said University of Texas biologist Camille Parmesan, author of the study. "Now we've got the evidence. It's here. It's real. This is not just biologists' intuition. It's what's happening."

Her review of 866 scientific studies is summed up in the journal Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.

Parmesan reports seeing trends of animal populations moving northward if they can, of species adapting slightly because of climate change, of plants blooming earlier, and of an increase in pests and parasites.

Parmesan and others have been predicting such changes for years, but even she was surprised to find evidence that it's already happening; she figured it would be another decade away.

Just five years ago biologists, though not complacent, figured the harmful biological effects of global warming were much farther down the road, said Douglas Futuyma, professor of ecology and evolution at the State University of New York in Stony Brook.

"I feel as though we are staring crisis in the face," Futuyma said. "It's not just down the road somewhere. It is just hurtling toward us. Anyone who is 10 years old right now is going to be facing a very different and frightening world by the time that they are 50 or 60."

While over the past several years studies have shown problems with certain species, animal populations or geographic areas, Parmesan's is the first comprehensive analysis showing the big picture of global-warming induced changes, said Chris Thomas, a professor of conservation biology at the University of York in England.

While it's impossible to prove conclusively that the changes are the result of global warming, the evidence is so strong and other supportable explanations are lacking, Thomas said, so it is "statistically virtually impossible that these are just chance observations."

The most noticeable changes in plants and animals have to do with earlier springs, Parmesan said. The best example can be seen in earlier cherry blossoms and grape harvests and in 65 British bird species that in general are laying their first eggs nearly nine days earlier than 35 years ago.

Parmesan said she worries most about the cold-adapted species, such as emperor penguins that have dropped from 300 breeding pairs to just nine in the western Antarctic Peninsula, or polar bears, which are dropping in numbers and weight in the Arctic.

The cold-dependent species on mountaintops have nowhere to go, which is why two-thirds of a certain grouping of frog species have already gone extinct, Parmesan said.

Populations of animals that adapt better to warmth or can move and live farther north are adapting better than other populations in the same species, Parmesan said.

"We are seeing a lot of evolution now," Parmesan said. However, no new gene mutations have shown themselves, not surprising because that could take millions of years, she said.

[KeyMastur]

oh well, i'm glad i'll be dead and gone before any of this stuff really effects me

[Carlos_E]

oh well, i'm glad i'll be dead and gone before any of this stuff really effects me

But what about your kids and grand kids.

[Anabolic CEO]

70 Derees on Tuesday here in Missouri, then on Wednesday the 29th of November it was 25 degrees and 13 degrees that night....WTF.

[italianplayboy09]

Same thing...weather is great here in the winter, thats how we can justify living here in hurricane season. Currently in the bahamas on vac, about 81 f here at the moment, some clouds...mostly SUNNY & warm

yea but i hate it, i wish it would get cold here in the winter and usually it does but this year it sucks

[Anabolic CEO]

Nothing says christmas like snow on the ground and going to the Plaza Lights for a night out on the town!!

http://www.countryclubplaza.com/plaza.aspx?pgID=915

[K.Biz]

It's like 65 here on the coast in Mass, i love global warming haha

word. dec 1st and hit 70 degrees in mass today where i am...
Cant beileve this shit. i dont think i have seen a season like this ever.

[RuhlFreak55]

ummm yea since we just got like our biggest snow in a decade i'm gonna have to call bullshit on the global warming crap

[Rye_guy]

snow snow snow. got a few feet, startin again! OMG I hate snow!