Western U.S. faces global warning more

The world –wide emission of CO2 is increasing rapidly. The city of Mexico, New York, Bombay, Kolkkata, Dhaka, Lahore, Korachi and London have already crossed the limit. The two latest contributions to current CO2 emissions are the world’s thousands of coal-burning power and industrial plants and more than 700 million gasoline-burning motor vehicles (555 million of them cars). Emission of CO2 from U.S. coal-burning power and industrial plants alone exceeded the combined CO2 emissions of 146 nations, which contain 75% of the world’s people. The American West is heating up faster than any other region of the United States, and more than the Earth as a whole, according to a new analysis of 50 scientific studies.For the last five years, from 2003 through 2007, the global climate averaged 1 degree Fahrenheit warmer than its 20th century average.During the same period, 11 Western states averaged 1.7 degrees warmer, the analysis reported.The 54-page study, was released Thursday by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization -- a coalition of local governments, businesses and nonprofits. It was based largely on calculations by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. According to NASA, 2007 dialogue, the developing countries, representing nearly three-quarters of the world population, are responsible for less than one-quarter of the fossil-fuel CO2 emission. The OECD countries, with about 15% of the world population, account for around 44% of the total emission. One country, the USA, is solely responsible for 23% of the total yearly fossil-fuel CO2 emission to the atmosphere. The consequences of Western temperature increases, the report said, are evident in a rash of heat waves. Montana, Idaho and Wyoming had their hottest Julys on record last summer, while Phoenix suffered 31 days above 110 degrees.