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To: combjelly who wrote (347106)	8/16/2007 5:02:59 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574102

For one, that was a US only phenomena And outside of the US and Europe you don't have as detailed, accurate or long term records. Also the data has plenty of other problems, and more of the change is adjustment, and adjustments to adjustments than change in the actual raw data. And even without these points it still would be true to say the argument has gotten weaker, the only debate would be how much weaker. -- The best data we have does show a warming trend. The arguments against it don't generally show contradictory data, but rather weaknesses in the data supporting global warming. There are real weaknesses, but data with weaknesses supporting your case is still better than having little or no data, so it would appear to be reasonable to believe in the warming trend. Still the weaknesses need to be taken in to account, as do the even greater uncertainties of any projection (particularly the accelerating projections of warming, rather than jut a continuation of a trend) when considering how to respond. Weak data and uncertain projections only support action up to a certain degree of difficulty or cost, even if they are the best data available.