Here is a contrary viewpoint. http://www.naturalnews.com/045695_global_warming_fabricated_data_scientific_... On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:16 AM, Brent Watson via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote: Thanks, Rich. The news stories continue to beat both sides of the drum. There are also recent charges that the temperature data has been artificially inflated. Unfortunately, its a bit difficult to trace the exact source of those charges. On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:02 AM, Richard Tenney via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote: NOAA: Earth Smashed A Record For Heat In May 2014, Effects To Worsen Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on breaking high temperature marks, experts say. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday said May's average temperature on Earth of 15.54 C beat the old record set four years ago. In April, the globe tied the 2010 record for that month. Records go back to 1880. Experts say there's a good chance global heat records will keep falling, especially next year because an El Nino weather event is brewing on top of man-made global warming. An El Nino is a warming of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that alters climate worldwide and usually spikes global temperatures. http://news-beta.slashdot.org/story/14/06/23/2217233/noaa-earth-smashed-a-re... _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".