Whoops! Hottest Years Were in 1930s


	Whoops! Hottest Years Were in 1930s

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8-26-2007 11:37 AM

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         back in 1934 before "global warming" became a scary household phrase? 
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A corrective tweak to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's formulation shows that the hottest year on record in
         the United States indeed was back during the Dust Bowl days.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/CSM/story?id=3523859&page=1"><P>
But does this mean that all the concern about global warming being a relatively recent phenomenon tied to carbon-belching
         power plants and hulking SUVs is a bunch of Al Gore hooey? 
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Climate change skeptics and their cheering section among conservative bloggers and radio shoutmeisters think so -- even though
         most scientists say, no, the tweak is not a big deal and overall trends are in the direction of toastier days around the globe.
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