That’s a question I’ve been asking over the past couple of months.
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Today, let’s update the analysis that I’ve been reporting …
Like much of the U.S., the Baltimore area (where I live) endured an apparent heatwave this summer.
It was hot enough that, even I, momentarily thought: “Maybe the earth really is warming.”
Then, I started looking harder at my monthly electricity bills from BGE (Baltimore Gas & Electric).
Besides usage info, BGE reports the average monthly temperature, for the current and prior years (the red boxes below).
We previously reported in the past couple of months that year-to-date temperatures in the Baltimore area have been a couple of degrees colder than those in the prior couple of years.
Well, I just got my November bill and guess what.
The 8 month run of colder average monthly temperatures (versus last year) was finally broken.….
The average November temperature in Baltimore this year was 49 degrees … 3 degrees hotter than last year’s 46 degrees.
But, the November temp this year (49 degrees) was still 3 degrees colder than November 2 years ago (52 degrees) … and, the 11 month average (January to November) for 2022 was still 2.4 degrees colder than 2021 …. and 3.1 degrees colder than 2020.
Hmmm.
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Previously, I challenged readers to square this circle:
- If the data shows that my average local temperatures have dropped about 3 degrees from 2 years ago (and one year ago) — why should I believe (with “settled science certainty”) that the earth will be a degree or two hotter 50 or 100 years from now if I keep driving my SUV?
A reader offered up a simple explanation: 2020 and 2021 were historically hot years … and, if I looked deeper in history I’d see that 2022 temperatures are consistent with a warming trend.
That prompted me to do some further digging.
I’ll present my findings in a subsequent post…
The Homa Files 
December 7, 2022 at 9:31 am |
Prof Homa, Baltimore might have a micro climate, but if you really want to see impact of climate changes, kindly visit places where its impacting more. I was in Island in October and saw ski lifts first hand which is over 50 years, and locals told they have to abandon these because no snow for last ~5-8 years. Visit Alaska and you can see retreating glaciers. Visit my hometown in Himalaya’s ( I grew up, so no first hand). We can’t grow Lychee’s ( a fruit) anymore, which was the specialty of the region, because they rupture before ripening due to heat. We can’t dispute science.
December 7, 2022 at 9:34 am |
:-) just noticed Google Voice to text made few grammatical errors and I pressed without editing.