January 10, 2007  Americans Confronted With Warm Winters  This
article makes me wonder if one of my red sisters is still
convinced that global warming is a "liberal conspiracy." She
lives near D.C., so she's been affected by this unnaturally warm
weather.  One thing I should point out is that climate changes
like the ones that have been happening in recent weeks are going
to affect the middle latitudes the most. Here on the equator
(S'pore is one degree north of the equator), the effects of
global warming won't be nearly as severe as they will be,
insha'allah, in the US or Europe. Down here, where there's more
ocean than land, the heat from the sun turns the water into
clouds, helping to block the sun's rays (reflecting the heat
back into space). As a result, our climate remains a relatively
stable 30-33 degrees Celsius (around 90 degrees Farenheit) every
day of the year. Yes, we do have an endless summer, but the
temperature isn't oppressive with heat waves and the like as
you'll get in the US and Europe. So