Several places in the United States have experienced record high temperatures this summer. Even temperatures in northern states have peaked into the 90s and 100s.
Even Midwestern states like Illinois and Minnesota have reached temperatures around 110 and South Dakota recently lost about 1,500 head of cattle due to the heat.
Obviously, those who believe in global warming will say that’s the real cause of the rising temperatures. However, this argument really isn’t relevant considering the fact that many states experienced record low temperatures this past winter.
Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas was the site of Super Bowl XLV last February, and many people in attendance were hoping to get a nice tan in the Texas heat.
Unfortunately for them however, that didn’t happen, partly because of the heavy snowfall and freezing cold temperatures. Those who believe in the theory of global warming may prefer to call it “climate change” and claim it can work both ways. They believe what we do can either cool or heat the environment.
How would you predict what the outcome is then? Do our cars cool the planet in the winter and warm it in the summer? Is earth just like a thermos?
If I were to think this way, I would be led to believe that we should store our food in the oven before it’s ready to be cooked in the freezer.
Even young children know to stay away from a hot stove or a fire in the fireplace if they don’t want to burn themselves, and if they do get burned we put ice on it, not something else hot.
Also, we all know the more layers of clothes we wear or the closer we get to a fire, the warmer we’ll be. It doesn’t matter what time of the year it is.
It doesn’t make sense to me how someone could argue that by starting our cars up, we’re releasing gases that cool and heat the planet. I guess I’m still waiting to hear an explanation.
There is a good and easy explanation to the current rising temperatures: it’s summertime and in the summertime, this part of the earth is closer to the sun than it is in winter. Let’s not complicate the situation more than we have to.
Alexis Wright is an energy consultant in the Houston area and she does a great job of writing about her articles, making the topic both entertaining and informative. She also enjoys keeping the with latest news and information when it comes to music, movies, sports and other forms of entertainment. To check out another one of her articles go to DVR and Advertisements
