I work in Saudi Arabia, and we have abnormal mild temperatures is it part of Global warming?

Question

Normally in this time of the year we are up to 38-40 C in April but now we are at 30-35 C only. Low humidity and great weather. Although I am enjoying this I am sad that Mother earth is changing or is it not? perhaps this is just a coincidence?

Answer 1

What you're experiencing in Saudi is more down to the weather then global warming.

Weather affects things on a local scale and over a short period of time whereas global warming relates to climate which is based on long term trends around the world.

Chances are that the temperatures will rise soon and that if you were to average them out across a long peiod of time you'd find they were close to normal.

Whilst it may be cooler where you are, over here in the UK it's considerably warmer than normal and we've just had the hottest April on record.  Some places above normal, some below normal but overall a worldwide warming trend.

Also worth remembering that whilst the world is warming, the year on year change is very small - about 0.0156 degrees C. barely noticable over a short period of time.

Answer 2

Earth has always changed, it changes all of the time.  Only this time it is changing a little more.  This is not man made, and a overhyped issue.    Please watch the Global Warming Special on May 2nd on Headline News (204 on Direct TV) at 7:00, 9:00 or Midnight Eastern Time.  YOu will get the truth in this one hour special.  This is way overhyped and just another reason to tax us to death and force us to buy the bogus carbon credits.  Global Warming is a trojan horse for Socialism, wake up Americans. Global warming is at the fore front because politicians found how to use a new platform to get re-elected. The world leaders use it because they found ways to make money at it. This is a made up problem just like Global Cooling in the 1970's. Wake up people. I agree we need to be more efficient with our resources, and we should fine and jail companies who are dumping into our rivers maliciously. I want to stop the raiforest destruction, but to say that global warming is a serious man made issue and we need to destroy the American economy and bow down to the rest of the world certainly does not float my boat. Follow the money on this one and you will see that it is all for political gain and grant money for those scientists who profit off of the government if global warming stays at the front of the issues. Look deep into the Keoto (sp?) Treaty, first of all they took jets to a non-central resort location. Not very environmentally concious. THen in the parameters of the treaty they have a clause that makes it so you can buy or sell polution credits. This is all about shifting wealth and breaking down the United States. This is painfully obvious, just look at peoples agenda. The earth's mean temperature has risen .6 degrees C in the past 125 years. Greenland's icecaps have gotten colder in the past 10 years. The Scientists who do not gain anything on their posisition will tell you that the earth has a natural progression and this is what we are seeing. The UN report is made up of POLITICIANS not a good spread of scientists. THere are as many or more scientists who believe that man in NOT the reason and it is over hyped, but their voice is not heard in the LIberal Mainstream Media. This issue is 99% political, and an attempt to make the USA a socialist nation, and eventually communisim. WAKE UP AMERICA, IT IS TIME TO BE AMERICANS. FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE. STOP THE LIES