Mid-April, and it's 107 in Texas

[Rigorous Intuition]

HOUSTON (AP) -- Faced with the prospect of another day of record heat, the state's power suppliers urged Texans to cut down on their electricity use in the hopes of avoiding more rolling blackouts.<br><br>Power companies throughout the state imposed the blackouts Monday because of an electricity shortage during unseasonably hot weather. Thousands of people were caught without electricity for short periods of time as highs reached into the low 100s, and police rushed to direct traffic during the afternoon rush hour.<br><br>Highs were expected to reach into the upper 90s on Tuesday before returning to a more normal range in the 70s and 80s on Wednesday.<br><br>...<br><br>A recorded high of 101 degrees at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport broke the previous high of 94, set in 1913 and matched in 1925, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures reached 107 degrees in Laredo.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/POWER_BLACKOUTS?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-04-18-05-35-15">link</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

[wintler]

Its those damn Liberals, talking up the weather. <p></p><i></i>

[CyberChrist]

I expect the Texans to blame Mexicans for the hot weather soon. <p>--<br>CyberChrist<br>http://www.hackerjournal.org<br>My brain is hung like a horse.</p><i></i>

[johnny nemo]

....and this weather has made even the most W-loving, deluded neo-con admit that we are truly f'ing the planet up.<br><br>Not that they'll stop driving their d*mn SUVs, but it's a start. <p></p><i></i>

[greencrow0]

Is it now a race between the weather and war?<br><br>GC <p></p><i></i>

[johnny nemo]

What the h*ll is going on with the weather?<br><br>Seriously, please take a look at this.<br><br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteusnational/index_large_animated.html">www.weather.com/maps/mapt...mated.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br> <p></p><i></i>

[monster]

The UV index in the Central Valley, CA today was 8 (Extremely High, on the scale of 0-10). There was also an 8 a couple weeks ago, which was early April. I don't know if that's normal or not, but if it's already an 8 in April, what's it going to be in July? <p></p><i></i>

[friend catcher]

I presumed unusual early season heat might translate into a lively hurricane season but <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/">hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> claims that climate change has no obvious influence on increased hurricane activity. He does an early forecast for the year and believes the coming season is likely to be like last year.<br> His logic for discounting climate change as a factor in hurricanes is a bit selfulfilling ie global warming should cause X Y Z, but as it only causes 'Y' and not X and Z it can't be global warming. Worth looking at. <p></p><i></i>