2008 May Be the Coldest Year of the 21st Century. Are You Making the Most Out Of It This Year?

Answered I am pretty sure we'll have colder years throughout the 21st century.

Well, I can't be 100% sure, but wouldn't be unlikely.

To comment on all the predictable and inevitable anti-global warming science posts below, I just hope that we can avert nuclear war or other apocalytic activity at least long enough to allow the test of time to validate science indicating the impacts of manmade greenhouse gases on the earth's climate system. Since the scientists are never to be trusted by the American public, I take comfort in the test of time.

Answered I am pretty sure we'll have colder years throughout the 21st century.

If obama's elected, that is. But seriously, I LOVE cold weather, I love snow, and ice ,and sleet , and I would love nothing more than to be trapped in my house for days with nothing to do but put a roast in the oven and read a good book under warm covers!!

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

I haven't really felt the effects of the cold, but I love cold weather though. This summer has been way too hot!

Answered Yes. I will buy extra warm clothing in wholesale and enjoy global cooling.

But my tomato plants hate it.

Answered I am pretty sure we'll have colder years throughout the 21st century.

They can't predict the future of Wisconsin weather more than 3 days, and they're usually wrong. Somehow I don't think they've got this one right either.

Kansas is the same way! In fact "they" always say:Don't like the weather in Kansas, wait a few minutes. I wish I were in Wisconsin, at least you get more snow.

First, I disagree on your analysis of predictability, which is approximately 10 days by most reasonable measures of forecast skill, but climate prediction, both short term and long term depend on different techniques than weather prediction. It isn't as hopeless as you seem to think. For example, for short term climate prediction, we can look at patterns in the ocean (La Nina cited in the poll, for example) to get an idea how the patterns will play out over the next year and actually get a pretty good approximate sense of how the year will play out on earth. Long-term climate prediction that warns of the dangers of burning fossil fuels depends on the physics of radiation interactions on earth and are largely based on energy budgets. We use these same tools to understand many things we take for granted in our daily technology use and to understand other planetary atmospheres. For example, we know our earth doesn't freeze over thanks to naturally occurring greenhouse gases. We know adding more greenhouse gases warms the earth. But the science is much more advanced than these simple examples. The consensus view of the current physical understanding is that, considering all likely feedbacks, the additional greenhouse gases put into the atmosphere by mankind leads to a net warming. We've done a good job of reconstructing the climate over the last 150 years using the same techniques.

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

I haven't noticed it being cooler, but I have noticed our rainy season has extended from spring into the summer, with the exception of July. July was a very dry month here in the deep south. The earth has a considerable amount of pollution which has contributed to the changes in our weather, but the earth was made to 'clean itself', it takes time for that to happen though. If man continues to pollute it at the rate it's going, then we're going to reap the consequences of it. One being bad weather.

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

I think my area's seen more rian than the last few summers........

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

i stay warm!!!

Answered Yes. I will buy extra warm clothing in wholesale and enjoy global cooling.

Here in PA we have had a cooler summer

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

what global warming lol that be kool if it was colder we can make fun of al gore

Answered I am pretty sure we'll have colder years throughout the 21st century.

I'm sure there will be colder :)

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

well i live in texas and it sucks it's hot

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

I'm not stocking up quite yet.

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

L live in New England and have had to run air conditioning most of the summer and before and my electric bills show it. National Grid, with it record high profits, just got permission to raise it's rates, so if the winter is cold gas bills will be much higher than last year when many people had trouble paying them. I am a 100% service connected disabled veteran and can tell you by looking at my heating bills from one year to the next they just get higher for the same house so it must be getting colder since I do nothing different. I know a large part of the problem is the greed of the utility companies who are always looking for increases but usage also seems to be going up if you compare that portion of your bill. I think the government has to step in and provide help with making homes energy efficient for the middle class--ie grants for insulatuion etc., and heating grants. It is a shame for Obama to pride himself on a Global Poverty Bill while ignoreing the problems at home--the poor and homeless, and the middle class struggleing to stay above water in this country should come before sending billions every year over seas.

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

And yet AlGore complains about global warming? it's the "coldest"!

Yeah, he also complains about how horrible we all are for driving our cars to work and then hops in his jet.

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

Well, this summer hasn't been quite as bad as others in the past few years, but overall, I haven't noticed that much difference. Heh, .1 deg. C isn't that much of a change...

Answered Yes. I will buy extra warm clothing in wholesale and enjoy global cooling.

It is out of my control...I WILL LEAVE IT ALL UP TO GOD AND JUST KEEP WARM OR COOL THE BEST I can. no sense complaining about it..so just deal and be happy!!

Answered I am pretty sure we'll have colder years throughout the 21st century.

just wish it would stay fall weather here year round..i dont like hot or cold..im screwed

Answered I am pretty sure we'll have colder years throughout the 21st century.

Global warming is a farce.

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

It didn't seem cold to me...same as most other years...by the way...I thought Al Gore said we are all going to drown?

We had two snow days in April here in the normally rainy Willamette Valley in Oregon. Lately, the snow has ended in February, if we got snow at all that year.

OK so can we safely say Al Gore is more full of stuffing than a Christmas goose?

Answered No. I can't wait for this year to be over.

And Gore, don't you hate it when you go to show off your new invention and it won't work?

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

I live in the SW and and haven't noticed it yet

Answered Coldest year? I haven't noticed it yet.

I live in the Midwest (Kansas) and I'm pretty sure we won't notice. Our weather pattern isn't like everyone else. We've gotten snow in spring and 90 degree weather in the winter. Maybe Kansas is really where global warming is going to start, it's just being sneaky and wants you to believe it's somewhere else! GRRR.

Answered No. I can't wait for this year to be over.

I miss 105 hot days