Inconvenient Truth Fact Check: 2

1.Have the 10 hottest years been in the last 14 years, and was 2005 the hottest year.

2. a) http://www.naturalnews.com/022658.html

b) http://www.livescience.com/environment/071213-warmest-years.html

c) http://weather.about.com/od/climatechange/a/HottestYears.htm

3. a) The source is Tom Mosakowski. The credentials that the the source has is that he has his B.S. in biochemistry. In my opinion the source is the source seems to be creditable because it gives a little information on the author and where to contact them but, also in the article it tells where they got there information from. The source says that the 11 warmest years on record have been in the last 13 years. Their prediction for the average global temperature for 2008 will be 67°F higher than 1961-1990 average 57.2°F. The last seven years (2001-2007) have been on average 79°F higher than 1961-1990 and 38°F higher than 1991-2000. The source says that this a trend of warming during the last few decades. The source says that the process of global warming does not make each year warmer than the year preceding, that decade to decade comparison is a more accurate way of measuring than year to year. Yes, I do believe the source because it tells where they got the information from and the author has an education in the environmental field.

b) The source is Dave Mosher. The credentials of the source is he has degrees in science and journalism. He is a web producer for Discovery Space, he works for the Discovery Channel. Before working for the discovery channel he joined Imaginova Corp. as a SPACE.Com and LiveScience.com staff writer. In my opinion the source is creditable because the source seems to have a good background as far as education goes and knowing what he is talking about. The source gives a list of the 10 hottest years 1998 – 0.94 degrees Fahrenheit above average, 2005 – 0.86 degrees Fahrenheit above average, 2003 – 0.83 degrees Fahrenheit above average, 2002 – 0.83 degrees Fahrenheit above average, 2004 – 0.77 degrees Fahrenheit above average, 2006– 0.76 degrees Fahrenheit above average, 2007 – 0.74 degrees Fahrenheit above average, 2001 – 0.72 degrees Fahrenheit above average, 1997 – 0.65 degrees Fahrenheit above average, 1995 – 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit above average. Out of these the earliest year is 1995, so if the source is right the 10 hottest years have been in the last 15 years. Yes, I do believe the source because he seems to have really good credentials.

c) The source is Rachelle Oblack. The credentials that the source has is she's a multi-award winning K-12 science teacher and writer. She was among the top 197 Educator Astronaut applicants in the country. She was invited to join the Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers. The source has a Bachelor of Arts in Education that concentrates on Natural and Biological Sciences from Wichita State University, Kansas. She also has a Masters Degree in Education. She is certified to teach earth and space science, general science, biology, environmental science K-12, chemistry, and physical science. I believe that the source is very creditable. The sorce says that each of the last nine years has earned a spot in the rankings of the 25 warmest years on record. The source gives a listing of the top 25, but these are the top 10 hottest years on the list. 1)1998 (55.09) degrees Fahrenheit, 2) 2006 (54.95) degrees Fahrenheit, 3) 1999 (54.61)degrees Fahrenheit, 4)1934 (54.54) degrees Fahrenheit, 5) 1921 (54.37) degrees Fahrenheit, 6) 1990 (54.37) degrees Fahrenheit, 7) 2001 (54.35) degrees Fahrenheit, 8) 2005 (54.28) degrees Fahrenheit, 9) 1931 (54.20) degrees Fahrenheit, 10) 1953 (54.10) degrees Fahrenheit. Yes I believe in the source because in my opinion it seems to be really creditable.

4. No, I do not believe the fact because if my second source is right the 10 hottest years have been in the last 15 years not the last 14.