Robbo wrote:
> Even such a seemingly simple question as to the rate of recent warming
> is subject to wide interpretation. Climate fluctuates strongly –
> principally in line with ENSO. Large interannual and decadal changes
> in surface temperature makes the interpretation of trend sensitive to
> both the end points and to the length of the record.
>
> Period Trend (degrees C/decade)
>
> 1900 - 2008 0.07
> 1945 – 2008 0.11
> 1958 – 2008 0.13
> 1979 – 1997 0.11
> 1976 – 2008 0.17
>
> Table 1: A quick comparison of periods and temperature trends
One interesting thing about that IMO is that despite the apparently wide
range of warming trends depending on endpoints, climate models manage to
match them all pretty well.
James
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