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To: Brumar89 who wrote (36269)

12/7/2012 1:42:45 PM

From: Wharf Rat

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No; it doesn't. that lie comes from the fertile hair of a British Kocher.

What has global warming done since 1998?
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The skeptic argument...
It hasn't warmed since 1998
For the years 1998-2005, temperature did not increase. This period coincides with society's continued pumping of more CO2 into the atmosphere. ( Bob Carter)

What the science says...

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For global records, 2010 is the hottest year on record, tied with 2005.

skepticalscience.com

Here's yer next lie, pre-rebutted.
BBC: Do you agree that from 1995 to the present there has been no statistically-significant global warming

Phil Jones: Yes, but only just. I also calculated the trend for the period 1995 to 2009. This trend (0.12C per decade) is positive, but not significant at the 95% significance level. The positive trend is quite close to the significance level. Achieving statistical significance in scientific terms is much more likely for longer periods, and much less likely for shorter periods.

BBC: How confident are you that warming has taken place and that humans are mainly responsible?

Phil Jones: I'm 100% confident that the climate has warmed. As to the second question, I would go along with IPCC Chapter 9 - there's evidence that most of the warming since the 1950s is due to human activity.
skepticalscience.com