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by Steven D
Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 05:09:10 PM EST

Click here to see whether your locale is suffering from either abnormally dry conditions, moderate drought, severe drought, extreme drought or exceptional drought. For those of you in Texas, there's a big old patch of exceptional drought down there, so you should have lot's of sunshine.

And if you've been wondering how hot it's been so far this summer, NOAA (specifically the National Climactic Data Center) is here to tell us that the planet has just had the eighth hottest June on record. The warm weather resulted in higher residential temperature related energy demand in the US about 7.5% above average. Meanwhile Russian scientists are abandoning their Arctic research station near the North Pole because they're literally skating on thin ice. No word on how Santa Claus is doing. Maybe he's hiring submarines to house his elves for the Summer. Oh and a new study says global warming will likely lead to an increase in the number of people who suffer from kidney stones.

Nonetheless, I'm sure all of the above is good news for global climate change skeptics, somehow.

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We've been deluged with rain this year. Note that 'climate change' is just that, and it includes more variability such as freaky periods of rain and drought.

by RollaMO on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 05:18:10 PM EST

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My well is sputtering. Been looking for solar powered fans, went to the river to get water and ran into, literally, a black bear panting from the heat. My brave dogs ran back behind me to bark ferociously. Gawd I just love hauling water, thanks Mr. Bush for bringing Hell to my neigborhood.

by mainsailset on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 08:13:38 PM EST

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We can't go hiking in the mountains because the snowpack is still too deep. On the other hand, we've already set a lot of record highs this year.

by david anderson on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 09:04:05 PM EST

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may I ask where that snowpack is?

by mainsailset on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 10:23:14 PM EST
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eighth hottest June on record?

not in my hood. I waiting for summer to arrive.

'global warming increases the number of people who suffer from kidney stones?

now that's a painful pisser.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 10:19:06 PM EST

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thanks for the reminder steve..we're having extreme drought in Central TX (Austin area).. Booman will be able to tell you how that feels..it's insane! When I was in Washington DC a little over a week ago for one week, it rained!! Growing up in the Netherlands, I hated the rain, it 'always' rained and felt depressing. Now..I love it! Interestingly enough, last year, when I looked to kill off my st. augustine grass in the backyard in the summer, it actually rained practically all the time, effectively keeping it alive!
Ingrid

Politics have no relation to morals. Niccolo Machiavelli

by TexasDutchie (bloggerRoundtableAThotmail.com, all lower cases) on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 08:31:26 AM EST

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As I write this, the weather in Seattle is cloudy and 59°. Unlike some of the cretins who frequent the talkback section of the local paper, however, I do not take this as a refutation of "global warming." Especially since Mark Twain once said that the nicest winter he ever spent was a summer on Puget Sound.

Last week it was warm for around here -- up in the 80s someplace. Once it gets past about 78 I don't keep track any more; past there it's just plain Too Hot.

President John Syndey McCain III. Hold that image for a moment, and then get back to work.

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 02:20:43 PM EST

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East of the mtns this summer is dry & toasty - 90's. Did you end up renting a Prius for your trip?

by mainsailset on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 03:28:33 PM EST
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I wish. A Prius would have cost us about $800 if we could have gotten one, and would have had less legroom than my daughter's car.

No, we ended up renting a Lincoln town car. The mileage wasn't where I wished it would be, though it wasn't horrible either, but my wife's leg has been acting up and the town car provided her with enough room to stretch out a bit. Plus the price was pretty reasonable -- $480, which included a tank of gas.

We crossed the state on I-90 two weeks ago next Monday. Yep, it was hot between Ritzville (where we stayed the night) and Ellensburg. Reminded me of my days growing up on the Columbia down in the Tri-Cities.

President John Syndey McCain III. Hold that image for a moment, and then get back to work.

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Sat Jul 19th, 2008 at 04:41:06 PM EST
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Nope. Both places I call home are smack dab in the middle of "average."

by MNPundit on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 02:26:55 PM EST

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