I haven't been able to find a source for the idea that the earth's warming trend has stalled. This is a typical set of data. There seems to be a slight dip in the last couple of years, but that's all.
[image: Inline images 1] On 15 November 2013 12:34, chris peck <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not an expert on climate change. I know a couple of things though. > > I know that according to a fairly large scientific consensus the planet > might be getting hotter. I know that these predictions are based on flawed > models of the weather system and how it operates. I also know that whilst > flawed and not being the best possible models, there is a consensus amongst > scientists that they are the best available models. They may not actually > be the best available, there might be a largely ignored model that is bang > on target, but there is a consensus that they are. This consensus exists > within a bunch of people who are fairly intelligent and have spent a long > time thinking about the models. This consensus has largely be reached > independently. > > I'm far too busy feeding my family and arguing about angels on pin heads > to make it my life's goal to become an expert on climate change. Given > that, it would be irrational of me not to act in accordance with the > consensus. I know I must not fall into the 'Top Gear syndrome' and deride > the consensus because I love cars. Or fall into the 'free love syndrome' > and support the consensus because I love hugging trees. That would be > silly. I act in accordance with the consensus because there is one, because > it is a scientific one, and because it is born of minds that are fairly > brainy. > > The climate change scientists who do not support the consensus > academically are being irrational if they do not support it politically. > Again, this is because there is amongst brainy people like themselves a > consensus which disagrees with their academic work. They should recognize > their own personal fallibility. Equally though, the larger community should > recognize the fallibility of the consensus and ensure that the attempt to > refute the consensus continues with full financial support. But their > studies should not be acted upon politically until it becomes a consensus. > This oils the gears of progress. > > There was a time when the consensus was that the earth was flat and only a > few years old. That demons were the cause of illness and an apocalypse was > imminent, and that sinners were destined to hell fire. If that was the > consensus amongst brainy people who had spent time thinking about it, it > would have been irrational to act in contradiction to it. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:48:37 -0800 > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Global warming silliness > > On 11/14/2013 3:34 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > The use of science by government of science is of the type of > pseudo-religion abuse. > > > ?? Does not parse. > > Brent > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
