Global Warming In The News

It's not always easy when you live in South Texas to determine if the scorching temperatures are just part of a normal sweltering summer or something a little extraordinary.

But here's a news flash from Environment Texas. It really was hotter than normal last year. A lot hotter.

According to a new report released today, San Antonio and Austin each had 38 more days of 90 degrees or above last year than normal. That put the number of 90-plus days in San Antonio last year at an astounding 151, up from the historic average of 113. The 38 days above the norm tied San Antonio and Austin for the fourth most in the nation.

Environment Texas, which is an Austin-based environmental advocacy organization, uses the statistics to argue that we need to control greenhouse gases to help curb global warming. Whatever your take on that issue, the temperature statistics and analysis in the report are interesting and well footnoted.