How Well Do Our Climate Models Match Our Observations?

Posted by timothy on Thursday February 20, 2014 @04:29AM from the models-meta-models-and-mega-ultra-super-models dept.

bunratty writes "According to recent articles by Roy Spencer and John Christy, our climate models have done a poor job of predicting warming due to humans burning fossil fuels. They claim that we've observed only a fraction of the warming they predict. But when I look at the source they claim to use, the State of the Climate in 2012, I see that it shows a warming of 0.7 degrees Celsius worldwide since 1980, close to the 0.8 degrees Celsius warming predicted by the climate models. Take a look at the data for yourself. How well do our predictions match our observations?"

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Re:China? by i+kan+reed · 2014-02-20 04:53 · Score: 5, Funny

China are experts on big walls, though.
Re:Since it only needs 2C by Layzej · 2014-02-20 05:49 · Score: 4, Funny

Our chief weapon is surprise. Fear and surprise. Two chief weapons, fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency! Er, among our chief weapons are: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and near fanatical devotion to the Pope! Um, I'll come in again...