Comment Re:but but but.. (Score 1) 373
1998 was indeed the warmest year...
Actually, the warmest year was 2005. 1998 is tied for second with 2007. http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/Fig.A2.txt
1998 was indeed the warmest year...
Actually, the warmest year was 2005. 1998 is tied for second with 2007. http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/Fig.A2.txt
..has caused me much hilarity, given that there was little man made CO2 pre- 1940's and at least half of the warming of the 20th century occurred then, and that post 1998 there has been no warming (cooling indeed, according to the satellite record) at all, despite increasing CO2.
Wrong.
1900 (-.19 C) to 1940 (.07 C) difference of
1940 (.07 C ) to 2008 (.53 C) difference of
Seems like a lot less than half, maybe you are the one who is not letting the facts bother their opinions?
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