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What drought? it rained in my town today.

cpncrunch 10y ago
I didn't mention drought. And why am I getting downvoted for asking a valid question?
cpncrunch 10y ago
Ok, I see you were being sarcastic, saying that what happens in my hometown has no relevance. I guess you didn't read the rest of my comment...as well as my personal anecdote (which was probably bad to put on HN), I put actual science. If you look at the data for New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and various other cities across the US, you'll see that temperatures have been exactly average for June and July. So, I'm just wondering where this data came from, and why it is difference from the actual recorded temperatures. Is it because it is satellite data? If so, why does it differ? In typical HN fashion this is a press release rather than an actual scientific article. Just to clarify, I'm not a climate change denier. However scare articles with no science behind them do more harm than good (if that is what this is). EDIT here is where the data comes from: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201606 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201606 I guess a small amount above average temperatures just isn't noticeable in the average temperature graphs.
- Oletros 10y ago
  >I guess a small amount above average temperatures just isn't noticeable in the average temperature graphs. From your link > The worldwide ocean surface temperature during June 2016 was 0.77°C (1.39°F) above the 20th century average, the highest global ocean temperature for June in the 137-year record. 0.77C is not a small amount
  - cpncrunch 10y ago
    >0.77C is not a small amount It is in the context I was using (the accuweather graphs). If you have a look, you'll see that 0.77C is not noticeable.
    - radiorental 10y ago
      So your argument centers around looking at non scientific data and coming to a different conclusion.
      - cpncrunch 10y ago
        No. I asked a question and answered it myself. I come to the same conclusion.

I didn't mention drought. And why am I getting downvoted for asking a valid question?

Ok, I see you were being sarcastic, saying that what happens in my hometown has no relevance. I guess you didn't read the rest of my comment...as well as my personal anecdote (which was probably bad to put on HN), I put actual science. If you look at the data for New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and various other cities across the US, you'll see that temperatures have been exactly average for June and July. So, I'm just wondering where this data came from, and why it is difference from the actual recorded temperatures. Is it because it is satellite data? If so, why does it differ? In typical HN fashion this is a press release rather than an actual scientific article. Just to clarify, I'm not a climate change denier. However scare articles with no science behind them do more harm than good (if that is what this is). EDIT here is where the data comes from: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201606 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201606 I guess a small amount above average temperatures just isn't noticeable in the average temperature graphs.

Oletros 10y ago
>I guess a small amount above average temperatures just isn't noticeable in the average temperature graphs. From your link > The worldwide ocean surface temperature during June 2016 was 0.77°C (1.39°F) above the 20th century average, the highest global ocean temperature for June in the 137-year record. 0.77C is not a small amount
- cpncrunch 10y ago
  >0.77C is not a small amount It is in the context I was using (the accuweather graphs). If you have a look, you'll see that 0.77C is not noticeable.
  - radiorental 10y ago
    So your argument centers around looking at non scientific data and coming to a different conclusion.
    - cpncrunch 10y ago
      No. I asked a question and answered it myself. I come to the same conclusion.