Shocking map of worldwide unprecedented global warming from greenhouse gases

A global map of surface air temperature anomalies in July 2011 vs. the mean of 1998-2006 shows at least 75% of regions were cooler or exhibited no change from the baseline. While the US July heat wave received extensive press attention and claims of links to greenhouse gases, a cooling anomaly of equal and opposite magnitude occurred in the western US and Canada, but received no press attention. Atmospheric CO2 is well-distributed throughout the atmosphere and could not account for the large regional differences.

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