Al Gore … Global Warming? … Jupiter in the Balance … Are Earthlings to Blame?

Here is some more fodder for the global warming crowd. Rumor has it that Al Gore is planning a trip to Jupiter to discuss the issue of global warning and humans effects on Jupiter’s environment. I knew humans should not have started colonizing on Jupiter.

Leave your comments as to who Al Gore should blame for the increase in temperature on Jupiter.

Explanation:  Now, Jupiter has a third red spot, again produced from a smaller whitish storm. All three are seen in this image made from data recorded on May 9 and 10 with the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2. The spots extend above the surrounding clouds and their red color may be due to deeper material dredged up by the storms and exposed to ultraviolet light, but the exact chemical process is still unknown. For scale, the Great Red Spot has almost twice the diameter of planet Earth, making both new spots less than one Earth-diameter across. The newest red spot is on the far left (west), along the same band of clouds as the Great Red Spot and is drifting toward it. If the motion continues, the new spot will encounter the much larger storm system in August. Jupiter’s recent outbreak of red spots is likely related to large scale climate change as the gas giant planet is getting warmer near the equator.