World's six warmest years since 1890s (starting with warmest): 2005, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/204256,CST-NWS-warm10.article

How warm was it? '06 a U.S. record

Another sign of climate change, experts say

January 10, 2007

WASHINGTON — Here's one convenient truth for anyone worried about heating bills: 2006 was the warmest ever recorded in the United States.

The oddly balmy December pushed the year to a new heat record, according to the National Climatic Data Center.

That's good news for homeowners, who saw their energy needs cut by 13.5 percent, the center said.

But it's bad news for people who worry about global warming, like Al Gore. The former vice president's movie "An Inconvenient Truth," released last year, warns that the poles are melting, rainfall is being disrupted and hurricanes are increasing.

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1. Denial of global warming and climate change is defeated by...........

the record of more than 100 years. We're in trouble!

[Sparkly]

2. At least in our area, I think this year's winter will break some records.

I can't remember a warmer winter in VA/DC/MD.

[bdamomma]

3. we have a stupid man in the WH who believes putting fossil fuels in our air

without no regulations and who does not believe in the Kyoto Protocol doing this and of course all his oil/corporations buddies.

The man just does not care at all except for himself.

[jackster]

4. oh but didn't you hear....

global warming is made up the the liberals?

(according anyway to the CEO and CFO of my company who were overheard to discuss it as a plot!)