2012 Was The Hottest Year On Record, And Here’s A Whole Slew Of Charts Proving We’re Screwed

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that 2012 was the hottest year in American history, and they had the depressing maps to prove it.

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1. Here’s A Map Showing All Of The Places In The United States That Broke Their Average Temperature Record To Prove That We’re Screwed

Source: ncdc.noaa.gov

2. Here’s A Map Showing That Every State Was Above Normal Average Temperatures Or Set Records To Prove That We’re Screwed

Source: ncdc.noaa.gov

3. Here’s A Map Showing 27 States Experiencing Below Normal Or Drought Level Precipitation To Prove That We’re Screwed

Source: ncdc.noaa.gov

4. And Here’s A Chart Pointing Out Extreme Weather Patterns To Prove That We’re Super Screwed

Source: ncdc.noaa.gov

5. So, To Reiterate…

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    • BroadwayBelter   2012 Was The Hottest Year On Record, ...  about 4 months ago
    • benr11   2012 Was The Hottest Year On Record, ... and thinks it’s OMG  about 4 months ago
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    • kiskanak 4 months ago

      Looove love love living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest!

    • benjaminc5 thinks 2012 Was The Hottest Year On Record, ... is Fail  about 4 months ago
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    • buddersmoosh   2012 Was The Hottest Year On Record, ... and thinks it’s WTF & OMG  about 4 months ago
    • benjaminc5 4 months ago

      This is like the science version of all those religious fanatics claiming the world is going to end. It’s easy to freak out about weather patterns when there’s only been maybe 200 years of recorded weather history. The idea that there is some ideal weather that every geographic location should permanently maintain is absurd. That’s human arrogance.

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    • andref5 thinks 2012 Was The Hottest Year On Record, ... is cool story bra  about 4 months ago
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    • Andru V. 4 months ago

      Years taken out of historical context is the denier’s game. Every climate change story on the internet should come with this graph… More here: http://www.skepticalscience.com/going-down-the-up-escalator-part-1.html

    • aprild3   2012 Was The Hottest Year On Record, ...  about 4 months ago
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    • jimmy smits thinks 2012 Was The Hottest Year On Record, ... is Fail  about 4 months ago
    • patrickb18 4 months ago

      This doesn’t prove anything.

    • deaddrift 4 months ago

      Here, deniers, I wrote a handy cheat sheet so you can remember how you express your “skepticism” of human-caused global warming. This list is seven years old now, but it’s still working just as well as ever! Enjoy. THE RULES 1. Climate change isn’t occurring.
      2. The people who say it is occurring are only in it for the money.
      3. Even if it really is occurring, it’s not our fault.
      4. Anyway, there’s nothing we can do about it.
      5. If it is occurring, and it is our fault, and there is something we can do about it, doing so would wreck our economy.
      6. In fact that’s the point of all this so-called climate science, it’s actually a liberal plot to destroy America! Damn those omnipotent liberals!
      7. Al Gore said he invented the internet; therefore climate change is not real. Q.E.D.
      8. We need to study this subject more before we take any action.
      9. Hey, it’ll be a good thing! Yeah, that’s the ticket….
      10. Remember: it’s controversial!!! Select one or several. Repeat as needed. As long as no positive action is taken, success has been achieved.

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