On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: >> Here's data for the last 120-odd years: >> http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata/GLB.Ts.txt > > Looks like it's getting cold
Ok, I'll try and be understanding this time. What about that data set indicates to you that it is getting cold? Is it just that the value for 2008 is lower than 2007? No climate model predicts every year being higher than the previous year without exception. That would be a pretty dumb model that ignores non-human factors, like volcanic activity and sun cycles. Do you not see any trends in the overall data? Do you not see a rather pronounced upward march post-WWII industrialization with a more precipitous rise from 1980-on? I'm honestly curious to see your take on the trends in this data covering a rather lengthy time-span ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:283096 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
