Word: heated
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...degrees in Iraq and the soldiers are living in tents and they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your mouths." - Arpaio to inmates living in tents that reached 138 degrees during a heat wave. Associated Press, July...
...upheaval like this, as homeownership becomes an economic ball and chain that keeps workers from moving to areas where jobs are more plentiful. Subsidies also tempt us to buy more house than we would otherwise, a wasteful use of capital - not to mention of the energy it takes to heat and cool large houses. Finally, subsidizing house purchases drives up prices. That can be a boon to some sellers but not to renters or first-time buyers...
Third, the one on Sinai takes the heat. The Bible outlines at least a dozen rebellions in which the people attempt to overthrow Moses. In a striking parallel to Obama, the Israelites even question Moses' birthright: "Who made you leader over us?" God offers to destroy the people, but Moses brokers a compromise. The strongest leaders face the harshest criticism and hold fast against their naysayers...
...going back about 800,000 years. Before that, however, it gets murkier. That's largely because ice and air that old haven't yet been found. So scientists rely instead on indirect measurements - and these have led to a climate mystery: some episodes of past warming, including a planetary heat wave about 15 million years ago and another about 3.5 million years ago, seem to have happened without a rise in CO2. No one quite understands why. Maybe other greenhouse gases were the cause - methane, for example. Or maybe it had to do with changes in ocean circulation. (See pictures...
...course, an increase in CO2 (or any other heat-trapping greenhouse gas) can't lead to that kind of sea-level rise unless the CO2 level stays high for a while. The latest projections suggest a rise of 6 ft. at most by 2100, even if CO2 continues to increase at the current rate. But the new study implies that failing to tamp down emissions could eventually lead to a disaster worse than most climate Cassandras have dreamed of. (See pictures of the effects of global warming...