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Old 11-09-2008, 01:14 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
It's the long-term trends that are important; there are random year-on-year fluctuations. However, as the page I linked to states, the long-term trends, as measured by numerous different types of data, are all towards an increase in global temperatures which is unprecedented over the last few thousand years, and the current levels of CO2 in the atmosphere far exceed the natural variability over the last half million years or so.
No, Harry, you are wrong. Assuming higher CO2 concentration causes higher temperature, if year A has higher CO2 than year B, then Year A should have a higher temperature. The year to year temperatures do not support that claim.

The yearly temperature data does not support the claim that higher CO2 causes higher temperature. There must be other causes.

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With respect, you may believe that the data don't support the conclusions, but the majority of experts in the field disagree with you.
Consensus science is not science, Harry.


BTW, the NOAA source you provided is still relying on bad data. That site still says that the 10 hottest years are all recent. That data was recently realized to be wrong. I provided the correct data.
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