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Originally Posted by okiscopey
I’m convinced that there’s no definite proof that the minor rises in temperature some regions of the world have experienced in recent decades are caused by human action, or will result in catastrophic outcomes for ourselves and our children. I say 'some regions’ as not all the globe is affected. Readers may recall hair-raising shots of huge ice shelves setting sail from the Antarctica Peninsula on TV, all set to a predictably ominous music track. The Peninsula is only 4% of the Antarctic and is the only bit showing any evidence of warming. Satellite measurements show absolutely no temperature increase over the other 96% of Antarctica, which has an average temperature of -37 deg. C.
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The Antartica data was always the GW archilles heal. Recently someone claimed to have recorded increases in temperatures on the continent. If this is true, it does give substantial if not irrefutable support to GW.
Irrespective of this, the hysteria is still well ahead of the science.
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/s...cd20bed2f6&k=0
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/s...1a1380121a&k=0
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/s...2b95c45dcf&k=0