Global Warming Siren

Australians have just suffered through the hottest decade ever recorded and there is no break in site for the new year. The average temperature was half a degree Celsius above the average temperature over the past 50 years. Climate experts expect temperatures to be a fool 1° above average over the next year.

Australia is one of the hottest places on the planet. Any effects brought on by climate change will be amplified in this region. Brush fires, droughts, and dust storms already plagued many parts of the country.

2009 was the second hottest year ever recorded almost topping the record heat of 2005. Global warming activists blame Australia’s use of coal and other cheap fuels for partially fueling the never ending he waves. Australia is one of the worst per capita emitters of greenhouse gases on earth.

These satellite photos, recently released under the Freedom of Information Act, show a dramatic change in the sea ice surrounding Barrow Alaska. It is estimated that approximately 1 million kilometers of sea ice disappeared in 2007 alone.

The Obama administration is hoping congress and the senate will pass a new climate change bill before the President heads to the COP15 summit in Copenhagen.

Oxfam plans to release a detailed report at the G8 summit this week in Italy detailing the devasting effects of global warming on the world’s most empoverished people.  The report says that by 2015 at least 375 million people will be affected by climate change related disasters.

The report also suggests it will costs $150billion per year to shift 3rd world economies to greener energy.   All eyes are on President Obama to set expectations on how cooperative his administration will be in combatting global warming.

We will post the report once released.  Stay Tuned!