Global Warming Statistics - The Truth

In the US, for example, studies have shown that temperatures could rise by an average of nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the 2080s.

"There is the potential for extremely hot summertime temperatures in the future, especially during summers with less-than-average frequent rainfall," said lead author Barry Lynn of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City.

At the moment, summer temperatures currently average in the low-to-mid 80s in the East of the US, but global warming could cause those temperatures to soar into the low-to-mid 90s in the next 70 years.

During extreme summers, if less rain falls to cool the Earth, July and August highs could average between 100 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit in cities such as Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta.

Just imagine the heat in tropical places such as Bangkok or in Africa.

Researchers analyzed nearly 30 years of observational temperature data and used computer models to simulate changes in atmospheric circulation that could be used to predict variations in summer-to-summer temperatures.

The findings, detailed in the April 2007 issue of the American Meteorological Society's Journal of Climate, were too recent to be factored into the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.

The predictions were made assuming that carbon dioxide emissions continued to increase about 2 percent a year, known as the "business as usual" model. So it is imperative that we now try and implement alternative forms of energy such as solar energy.

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