Notice the red line which is a "rolling average" vs the black line which is the monthly averages. Big difference. 2010 wasn't near as warm as 1998.
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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| UN Sez 2010 Hottest Ever |
| 2011-01-20 |
| AP, so I'll summarize: Three-way tie: 2010, 2005, and 1998, says the UN World Meterological Organization. Ten warmest years ever (ever starting in 1854) have come since 1998, so I guess 10 out of 12 were record-breakers. Warming is running hot and cold, {sorry} depending on the region, rainfall is way up, here and there, and there was some cooling due to the Pacific La Nina in the latter half of 2010. Good thing I'll probably be dead before the Himalayan glaciers melt in 2035 and Orlando, Florida becomes an island. Oh, wait. This study uses figures based on data collected by Britain's Meteorological Office (Phil Jones?) and NASA (James Hansen, right?), so there's no worries! |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #9 yea l0 hottest years except for the coldest winters experienced in the northern hemi lately.... what a croc anyway: even though the climate probably IS changing, Carbon Dioxide is NOT the cause ask any geologist they are the historians of the earth - they see the core samples and know that at various points in earth's history the C02 levels have been far higher and the temperature far cooler than now. levels of c02 reflect the increased plant / life activity that come AFTER warming not cause it and as for human c02 emissions making any difference: one volcanic eruption spews forth more than the entire human production in all of history. not to mention the thousands of volcanic plumes beneath the sea that are erupting all the time |
| Posted by: anon1 2011-01-20 21:53 |
| #8 One year measures weather. You need a minimum of 30 years to measure climate. Show me the data from the last 30 years and how it is causing problems. If not, I've got pressing issues like walking the dog. |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-01-20 20:59 |
| #7 Watts Up With That had and article here that shows the uncertainty of measurement is much larger than the stated 'anomaly' shoot the UN itself says the plus or minus is .2 degrees, more than the claim on 2010 <:'/ |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2011-01-20 20:44 |
| #6 Crosspatch, As I read the graph, current temps are up 0.18C (0.32F) from "baseline". So even if they weren't using Phil Jones' and James Hansen's numbers, it's still much ado about nothing. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2011-01-20 20:16 |
| #5 The last couple of years, the thermosphere contracted by almost a third. Any other factor at all is not going to come anywhere close to the climate effect of this. The logical effect of this would be hot summers and cold winters, because the Earth's thermal blanket neither keeps radiation out, nor keeps it in. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-01-20 18:29 |
| #4 The graph is here: http://www.drroyspencer.com/wp-content/uploads/UAH_LT_1979_thru_Dec_102.gif |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2011-01-20 18:12 |
| #3 Actually, 2010 temperatures didn't get anywhere near the peaks of 1998 but the annual AVERAGE did: Notice the red line which is a "rolling average" vs the black line which is the monthly averages. Big difference. 2010 wasn't near as warm as 1998. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2011-01-20 18:11 |
| #2 I still call bullshit and bet the data is still being manipulated to fit the narrative. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-01-20 17:42 |
| #1 -25 wind chill tonight in Chicago, warmer by the lake. Just sayin. |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2011-01-20 17:23 |