Global Warming?

After a week of insufferably hot weather here in DC (temperatures in the triple digits, high humidity) it amazes me that anybody let alone fat-white-guys-in-suits (Republican Lawmakers) can deny the existence of Global Warming.

Now we have this bit of evidence to add to the mountain we already have. It seems that the first six months of 2006 have been the hottest ever.

"Every summer we do see periods of above-normal temperatures, and heat waves are not uncommon in the United States, in the Northeast or in other parts of the country,"

What is unusual, [Jay] Lawrimore [of the National Climatic Data Center] said, is to have a six-month period as warm as the period from January to June this year.

Global warming is not a definitive cause of this warmth, but is a contributing factor, he said. So is the drought that has extended to 45 percent of the United States, because extremely dry soil can lead to high air temperatures.

But Wait! I thought the jury was still out on Global Warming. Only in Jesusland, I guess.

Global Warming US Temperatures Heat Wave