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hello? the warming trend takes into account MANY years. even if the last 2 were colder than the years previous, allowing some ice to form, they still appear to be warmer than the previous decades. Look at post #8 with the graph of sea ice extent. Honestly, it doesn't take a brain surgeon...
His attempt is to claim that this is just temporary, that it will melt all away and recede further the next year. The problem is, the observational data isn't supporting them so well (they had claimed it would be much worse that it is now and were dumbfounded when it wasn't what they predicted).
So, what will happen is that if it does gain more growth even next year, they will come up with new terms and claims stating that it changes nothing and it will be gone next year, just you wait.
They aren't being objective, they are rooting for an outcome and coming up with excuses that still attempts to support their position when it doesn't do what they want. It is a perfect example of how the field is political, not scientific.
I completely agree. Excuses fly until observations meet their expectations.
They are not getting warmer. Have you looked at the news lately? It is as cold as it has ever been in northern Canada and the Arctic.
There's a 30 year trend in warming. 2009 has been slighly cooler than 2007-2008, but still warmer than 2006-2007 and the 1979-2000 average. There is no cooling trend. We are experiencing a slightly cooler year than last.
There's a 30 year trend in warming. 2009 has been slighly cooler than 2007-2008, but still warmer than 2006-2007 and the 1979-2000 average. There is no cooling trend. We are experiencing a slightly cooler year than last.
There's a 30 year trend in warming. 2009 has been slighly cooler than 2007-2008, but still warmer than 2006-2007 and the 1979-2000 average. There is no cooling trend. We are experiencing a slightly cooler year than last.
Do you have an excuse for this?
"Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A glitch in satellite sensors caused scientists to underestimate the extent of Arctic sea ice by 500,000 square kilometers (193,000 square miles), a California- size area, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center said."
2009 was an improvement throughout, and 2008 was an improvement over 2007.
What does it mean? /shrug
We will see if a trend develops for recovery. If it does, I am sure we will hear more excuses.
If it gets worse, they will walk around arrogantly with their noses turned up thinking they are vindicated. Either way, its just more BS.
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