Word: warmers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Robert Winters' ride to work these days is a little safer, a little warmer and a lot closer...
...frustrating realization that merely to step foot into this place requires at least a half hour of waiting time. Those new to this routine, who find September nights unpleasant for the wait, will probably find themselves resigned by mid-January to an account at Video Pros, a much warmer option...
Until recently, the computer models weren't working very well. When the scientists tried to simulate what they believe has been happening over the past century or so, the results didn't mesh with reality; the models said the world should now be warmer than it actually is. The reason is that the computer models had been overlooking an important factor affecting global temperatures: aerosols, the tiny droplets of chemicals like sulfur dioxide that are produced along with CO2 when fossil fuels are burned in cars and power plants. Aerosols actually cool the planet by blocking sunlight and mask...
Winters could get warmer--which wouldn't bother most people--and warm-weather hot spells like the one that killed 500 in Chicago this past summer could become more frequent and more severe...
Rainfall could increase overall--but the increase wouldn't be uniform across the globe. Thus areas that are already prone to flooding might flood more often and more severely, and since water evaporates more easily in a warmer world, drought-prone regions and deserts could become even dryer. Hurricanes, which draw their energy from warm oceans, could become even stronger as those oceans heat...