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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 09:49 PM Jul 2013

Look at this chart and then try to say global warming doesn’t exist

By Roberto A. Ferdman

The World Meteorological Organization just released its Global Climate Report (pdf), which wastes no time in announcing a stark truth. The report’s first sentence: “The first decade of the 21st century was the warmest decade recorded since modern measurements began around 1850.”

Nine out of ten years between 2001 and 2010 were among the ten warmest in recorded history, according to the report, and the warmest year to date was 2010. For those worried about glacier melting, the heat spike wasn’t isolated to land. The decade was warmest for both land and ocean surface temperatures.

In case anyone still doubts the existence of global warming, take a gander at this chart:


http://qz.com/100345/look-at-this-chart-and-then-try-to-say-global-warming-doesnt-exist/

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Look at this chart and then try to say global warming doesn’t exist (Original Post) n2doc Jul 2013 OP
It's just god testing our faith mindwalker_i Jul 2013 #1
but it snowed ... in Cleveland ... in January! zbdent Jul 2013 #2
Why did the temperature start climbing suddenly in the 80s? That doc03 Jul 2013 #3
The problem with a lot of conservatives is they deny global warming. limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #4

mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts)
1. It's just god testing our faith
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 09:59 PM
Jul 2013

He did the same thing by creating dinosaur bones for us to find, and creating light seemingly from distant stars that are more than 4000 light years away. He also created oil to confuse us since it would take more than 4000 years for plants and little critters to decompose into oil...

zbdent

(35,392 posts)
2. but it snowed ... in Cleveland ... in January!
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 10:01 PM
Jul 2013

Doesn't that disqualify science?

edited to add ... if it really was needed ...

doc03

(35,340 posts)
3. Why did the temperature start climbing suddenly in the 80s? That
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 10:29 PM
Jul 2013

was after the creation of the EPA, pollution standards and the decline of industry in the USA.
Why is it during the years from the 40s thru the 70s when we were the number one steal producer and industrial producer in the world there was no change???????

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)
4. The problem with a lot of conservatives is they deny global warming.
Thu Jul 4, 2013, 01:32 AM
Jul 2013

The problem with a lot of liberals is they know it exists, but they don't get the urgency, and don't understand the type of community mobilization we need right now to adapt.



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