<div dir="ltr"><h2><font size="2">Anthropogenic global warming is a Chinese hoax! Just ask the Republican nominee for president of the most powerful nation on Earth, Donald Trump, according to Politifact. Clearly, our political/social/economic system is severely dysfunctional if a personality living in a scientific fantasy world on an issue as ominous as climate change, actually has a significant chance to become president: "Yes, Donald Trump did call climate change a Chinese hoax"</font> <font size="2"><a href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jun/03/hillary-clinton/yes-donald-trump-did-call-climate-change-chinese-h/">http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jun/03/hillary-clinton/yes-donald-trump-did-call-climate-change-chinese-h/</a></font></h2><h2><font size="2">Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett</font></h2><h2><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/">https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc<wbr>/</a></h2><h2>Global Summary Information - August 2016</h2><h3>August marks 16 consecutive months of record-breaking heat for the globe</h3><h3>June–August and January–August were also record warm</h3><p><br></p><h3>Global highlights: August 2016</h3>
<ul><li>The August temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was
1.66°F above the 20th century average of 60.1°F. This was the highest
for August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the previous record set
in 2015 by 0.09°F. August 2016 was the highest monthly temperature
departure since April 2016 and tied with September 2015 as the eighth
highest monthly temperature departure among all months (1,640) on
record. Overall, 14 of the 15 highest monthly temperature departures in
the record have occurred since February 2015, with January 2007 also
among the 15 highest monthly temperature departures.</li><li>The August globally averaged land surface temperature was 2.32°F
above the 20th century average of 56.9°F. This value was the highest
August land global temperature in the 1880–2016 record, exceeding the
previous record set in 2015 by 0.34°F. This was also the highest monthly
global land temperature departure from average since April 2016.</li><li>The August globally averaged sea surface temperature was 1.39°F
above the 20th century monthly average of 61.4°F—the second highest
global ocean temperature for August in the 1880–2016 record, behind 2015
by 0.04°F. August 2016 tied with June 2016 as the 11th highest
departure from average among all 1,640 months in the record.</li><li>The August temperature for the lower troposphere (roughly the
lowest 5 miles of the atmosphere) was the highest in the 1979–2016
record, at 0.85°F above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by the
University of Alabama in Huntsville* (UAH) using UAH version 5.6. It was
the third highest on record, at 0.65°F above the 1981–2010 average, as
analyzed by Remote Sensing Systems* (RSS).</li><li>The August temperature for the mid-troposphere (roughly 2 miles to
6 miles above the surface) was the highest for August in the 1979–2016
record, at 0.79°F above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by UAH. It
tied with 2010 as the second highest on record, at 0.72°F above the
1981-2010 average, behind 1998, as analyzed by RSS. After removing the
influence of temperatures above 6 miles in altitude, the University of
Washington, using data analyzed by the UAH and RSS, calculated
temperature departures from the 1981-2010 average to be 1.03°F (highest)
and 0.92°F (second highest), respectively.</li><li>The average Arctic sea ice extent for August was 650,000 square
miles (23.1 percent) below the 1981–2010 average. This was the fourth
smallest August extent since records began in 1979 and about 344,000
square miles larger than the record smallest August sea ice extent in
2012. According to an analysis by the National Snow and Ice Data Center
based on data from NOAA and NASA, sea ice cover was below average for
most regions of the Arctic with near-average sea ice cover for part of
the Laptev Sea. August Arctic sea ice extent is decreasing at an average
rate of 10.2 percent per decade.</li><li>The Antarctic sea ice extent for August was 10,000 square miles
(0.2 percent) above the 1981–2010 average. This was the 19th largest
August Antarctic sea ice extent since records began in 1979. August
Antarctic sea ice extent is increasing at an average rate of 0.8 percent
per decade.</li></ul>
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<h3>Global highlights: June–August 2016</h3>
<ul><li>The June–August average temperature across global land and ocean
surfaces was 1.60°F above the 20th century average of 60.1°F. This was
the highest for June-August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the
previous record set in 2015 by 0.07°F. June-August 2016 also marks the
10th highest three-month temperature departure from average for any
three-month period on record. The 10 highest three-month temperature
departures in the record have all occurred since August–October 2015,
when a strong El Niño episode was in place in the tropical Pacific
Ocean.</li><li>The globally averaged land surface temperature for June–August
2016 was 2.18°F above the 20th century average of 56.9°F. This was the
highest for June–August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the previous
record of 2015 by 0.20°F.</li><li>The June–August globally averaged sea surface temperature was
1.39°F above the 20th century average of 61.5°F the highest for
June–August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the previous record of
2015 by 0.02°F. This was the 10th highest three-month departure from
average for any three-month period on record. The 10 highest three-month
temperature departures in the record have all occurred since
July–September 2015, when strong El Niño conditions were in place in the
tropical Pacific Ocean.</li><li>The June-August temperature for the lower troposphere (roughly the
lowest 5 miles of the atmosphere) was the second highest in the
1979–2016 record, at 0.77°F above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by
the University of Alabama in Huntsville* (UAH) using version 5.6. It was
the third highest on record, at 0.68°F above the 1981–2010 average, as
analyzed by Remote Sensing Systems* (RSS).</li><li>The June-August temperature for the mid-troposphere (roughly 2
miles to 6 miles above the surface) was the third highest for
June-August in the 1979–2016 record, at 0.65°F above the 1981–2010
average, as analyzed by UAH. It was also the third highest on record, at
0.59°F above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by RSS. After removing
the influence of temperatures above 6 miles in altitude, the University
of Washington, using data analyzed by the UAH and RSS, calculated
temperature departures from the 1981-2010 average to be 0.86°F and
0.77°F, respectively, both second highest in the record.</li></ul>
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<h3>Global highlights: Year-to-date (January–August 2016)</h3>
<ul><li>The year-to-date temperature across global land and ocean surfaces
was 1.82°F above the 20th century average of 57.3°F. This was the
highest for January–August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the
previous record set in 2015 by 0.29°F.</li><li>The year-to-date globally averaged land surface temperature was
2.92°F above the 20th century average of 48.1°F. This was the highest
for January–August in the 1880–2016 record, exceeding the previous
record of 2015 by 0.59°F.</li><li>The year-to-date globally averaged sea surface temperature was
1.42°F above the 20th century average of 61.1°F. This was the highest
for January–August in the 1880–2016 record, besting the previous record
of 2015 by 0.20°F.</li><li>The January-August temperature for the lower troposphere was the
highest in the 1979–2016 record, at 1.12°F above the 1981–2010 average,
as analyzed by the University of Alabama in Huntsville* (UAH) using
version 5.6. It was also highest on record, at 0.99°F above the
1981–2010 average, as analyzed by Remote Sensing Systems* (RSS).</li><li>The January-August temperature for the mid-troposphere was the
second highest for January–August in the 1979–2016 record, at 0.92°F
above the 1981–2010 average, as analyzed by UAH. It was also second
highest on record, at 0.86°F above the 1981-2010 average, as analyzed by
RSS. After removing the influence of temperatures above 6 miles in
altitude, the University of Washington, using data analyzed by the UAH
and RSS, calculated temperature departures from the 1981–2010 average to
be 1.13°F (highest) and 1.06°F (second highest), respectively.</li><p>* Please note: the UAH and RSS referenced in this report are versions
that have completed a research-to-operations (R2O) transition involving
scientific, technical and administrative processes designed to ensure
operational reliability. Both groups have new versions of their products
at some stage of the R2O process and will be incorporated in this
report when the R2O process is complete.</p><p>For extended analysis of global temperature and precipitation patterns, please see our <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/2016/08">full August report.</a></p></ul>
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