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20th Century Warmest In 1200 Years

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the spicy-meatball dept.

gcranston writes "Research from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, U.K. shows that the 20th century was the warmest for the northern hemisphere since approximately 800AD. Historical climate data were calculated from weather 'proxies' such as tree rings, ice cores, and seashells from Europe, Asia, and North America, and attempted to address the shortcomings of earlier studies. The findings support the argument for global warming as a result of human interference rather than natural climate change."

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  1. Don't call it "global Warming" by mpitcavage · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's "Global Climate Change",

  2. Re:What happened in 800 AD? by syrinx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Help me out here. If it was warmer in 800 AD, what 'human interferance' caused the global warming in the 9th century?

    Vikings in SUVs, duh.

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  3. Re:Global warming is a myth because we say it is. by ch-chuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I was a 4 year old kid, the snow was so deep it came up to my waist; I can remember making tunnels thru it. Now that I'm over 40, it barely comes up to my knees - there's definitely less snow these days.

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