Broiling summers for your grandkids
NASA scientists have published a new report on the projected impact of greenhouse gas warming on the Eastern United States over the next eight decades. By the 2080s, they say, average summertime high temperatures may be 10 degrees higher than they are now. That means the typical daytime high in July would be in the mid-90s in Central Maryland, instead of the mid-80s. Highs would rise to between 100 and 110 degrees on days when rain is scarce.
Here's a story on the report, which is based on computer climate and weather forecasting models. The predictions also assume nothing is done in the meantime to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Here are the average temperatures for BWI in July for the 30-year period from 1970 to 2000.
