Originally Posted by alex985

Um, no. UHI doesn't have much effect when it's cloudy and rainy and during the day. The difference is mainly at night during clear and calm weather.

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

They have been going back and forth as to why the Midwest has not warmed as much as the models expected.

One reason they theorize is aerosols




“Warming Hole” Over the Eastern U.S. Due to Air Pollution : Image of the Day



Another theory is agricultural techniques are sending more moisture into the air, so fewer extremely hot days, but higher dew points...

Originally Posted by AJ1013

Yeah, he said that based on climate research the earth would have cooled slightly in the past 100 years without human influence. He also thinks that carbon taxes, at least to a certain extent, are necessary but also agreed when I said that environmental regulations must be implemented in a way that doesn't harm the economy or (potentially) cause a recession. He said that in order to begin a turn away from carbon producing energy sources that the U.S should "Lead" meaning