Omg it is soooo hot!!!

Question

i live in colorado, and its 104 today. highest temp EVER recorded in denver is 105. we have broken the record of # of days in a row that are 90 or higher, and we are WAYYYY above everage # of days in the summer over 90. seriously, does this have to do with global warming?

Answer 1

In Omaha, they don't even bother counting consecutive days above 90, they count consecutive days above 100, and have done so since I was a child.  Yes, it has some to do with global warming, since the Earth has been warming gradually ever since we have been keeping records.  Strangely, the longest continuous temperature record comprises only 115 years or so.  The problem in Denver, though, has more to do with population concentration and the fact that Denver, like LA, lies in a valley that is ideal for temperature inversions.