this makes me sad as well.. though i should point out that its october and its snowing here in CT.
exactly. this is some of the coldest weather here in MI but supposedly its getting warmer...
this has been one of the coldest years in case you all didnt know
Where did that graph come from...a blog?
Just to clear the air, Al Gore was definitely not the first person to suggest global warming or climate change. G.S. Callendar, John Tyndall, Arrhenius, etc. a lot of notable scientists have expanded on this idea in the past. Gore did bring a lot of publicity though...
And I do think it is unfortunate that politics was brought into the mix, as that tends to skew facts on both sides of any issue.
The main opposition I see is people don't want to change lifestyles. At least, that is the vibe I am getting...
local weather vs. global climate...
For example, April of this year was below average in terms of temperature for the U.S but one of the warmest on record for the world.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2009/apr/apr09.html
From my experiences an individuals belief or disbelief on global warming stem from their own personal perceptions of what the weather should be at a specific time, examples:
"I think it is cold, global warming is a myth"
"it is snowing earlier than i think it should be, global warming is a myth"
or
"its so hot out, global warming must be true"
"it is 90 in april, global warming is to blame!"