Despite continuing denials by the leaders of Big Business and the   
   fast-talking politicians who pander to them, the evidence for Global Warming   
   continues to mount.   
      
   According to the latest figures released by both NASA and the National   
   Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, not only was 2010 the wettest year   
   on record, but insofar as the global average surface temperature is   
   concerned, 2010 tied with 2005 as being the hottest year on record since   
   record-keeping first began in 1880. More specifically, the global average   
   surface temperature for 2010 was 1.12 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th   
   century average of 57 degrees. In fact, the global average surface   
   temperature has been above the 20th Century average since 1976.   
      
   If that isn't enough to alarm you, then consider that the new figures   
   released by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   
   also reveal that nine of the ten hottest years on record have occurred since   
   2001; so it is time to sit up and take notice. Something is happening to our   
   world climate, and we simply cannot continue to bury our heads in the sand,   
   and pretend that all is well.   
      
   While an increase of 1.12 degrees Fahrenheit may not seem like a significant   
   amount to most people, what we need to realize is that any temperature   
   variation has an overall long-term effect on the world's climate. In the   
   case of slowly rising temperatures, it contributes to such things as   
   glaciers melting, rivers flooding, sea levels slowly rising and coastal   
   inundation, and other long-term, damaging effects. Concerning 2010 itself,   
   in a January 12th article entitled "Figures on Global Climate Show 2010 Tied   
   2005 as the Hottest Year on Record", New York Times writer Justin Gillis   
   notes the following:   
      
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   "It featured prodigious snowstorms that broke seasonal records in the United   
   States and Europe; a record-shattering summer heat wave that scorched   
   Russia; strong floods that drove people from their homes in places like   
   Pakistan, Australia, California and Tennessee; a severe die-off of coral   
   reefs; and a continuation in the global trend of a warming climate."   
      
   ----- End Quote -----   
      
   As I have stated before, being a Christian writer, I tend to look at and try   
   to understand things from a spiritual perspective. Is there a spiritual   
   cause and reason behind the current changes that the world's climate is   
   undergoing? Is it possible that God is trying to get our attention? What do   
   you think?   
      
      
      
   Jeff Snyder, SysOp - Armageddon BBS  Visit us at endtimeprophecy.org port 23   
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