2009: More record warmth than cold

This is what happens when you let politics get in the way of science.

Jessie Ferrell writes a blog about the number of cool temperature records tied or broken in July. Drudge picks it up and gives it a headline that seems to indicate evidence against global climate change.

Problem is, there are actually about 1,800 more record highs than record low temperature records tied or broken so far this year. Ooops.

Of course any number of records in one month, one summer or even one year is not evidence of climate change. That's called weather.

It always pays to stick to the science of climate change, rather than to listen to some statistically misleading, politically driven hype.