2005 Warmest on Record

This year has been one of the warmest on record. Years 2002, 2003, and 2004 were also extremely warm. The warm air in the Atlantic lead to a dramatic increase in hurricanes hitting the US, climaxing this year with Rita and her big sister--Katrina.

There seems to be little doubt that not only is the Earth warming, it is warming at an accelerating rate. The polar caps are shrinking, which means that the oceans are rising.

What good will it do us to pour $300 billion into New Orleans if it may become part of the Gulf of Mexico soon? If you ever planned to see Venice in your lifetime--and I highly recommend it--I'd go now!

The only debate is whether human activity is causing this. Since we are running out of oil and fossil fuels ruin our air quality, this seems like a no brainer. Americans consume four times as much fossil fuels per person as the rest of the world, so it falls on W's shoulders to save us for our own folly....

We're doomed!

2005 Warmest on Record