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NASA, NOAA: 2014 Was the Warmest Year In the Modern Record
Titus Andronicus writes: NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration both announced today that 2014 was the warmest year in the instrumental temperature record, surpassing the prior winners, 2010 and 2005. NASA also released a short video. They said, "Since 1880, Earth’s average surface temperature has warmed by about 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit (0.8 degrees Celsius), a trend that is largely driven by the increase in carbon dioxide and other human emissions into the planet’s atmosphere. The majority of that warming has occurred in the past three decades. ... While 2014 temperatures continue the planet’s long-term warming trend, scientists still expect to see year-to-year fluctuations in average global temperature caused by phenomena such as El Niño or La Niña. These phenomena warm or cool the tropical Pacific and are thought to have played a role in the flattening of the long-term warming trend over the past 15 years. However, 2014’s record warmth occurred during an El Niño-neutral year."
funny how they conveniently forget this little tidbit every. single. time.
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thank you! After looking at that chart im even more confused. According to that chart, there are at least 4 peaks higher than last year. meaning they were hotter than this past year. So Now im even more confused on how last year was the hottest ever when the chart you provided discredits that claim
have you seen my sig? there are many others like it but none that are the same
Earths climate should be properly accounted over centuries and millenia and not decades in order to be statistically significant.
Statistically, decades are not a valid set of data points. People using such information are attempting political acts and not proper long term scientific work.
Earth's weather is almost entirely determined by Solar activity (or lack of same in the Maunder Minimum) and large volcanic eruptions. Krakatoa is the last big eruption which caused a large drop in northern hemisphere temperatures as I recall.
instead of making questionable measurements of the planet, why don't you figure out how to build a decent space vehicle? Which is your raison d'etre.
No warming, yet CO2 released into the atmosphere is up. What does that tell you?
Climate Change is Big Business; there's no way reality is going interrupt the continuing propaganda, comrade.
I would be leery about listening to Judith Curry. She is often wrong: https://www.skepticalscience.c...
I'd be leery of a series of greeny globalwarmy newsy 'Hottest Year' claims that are weighted heavily on surface thermometer readings and beat the previous record by "a tiny, effectively unmeasurable 0.02C" that is (conveniently, suspiciously) not divulged in the press release, an amount which is within the margin for error... lest people suspect that they are being emotionally manipulated in a very unscientific way. When you responsibly consider statistical error, 2014 is a tie year.
For a more reasoned compilation of sources on temperature data related to this announcement, check the sources cited on this evil page of devil-spawn skepticism at Climate Depot.
These announcements are good for only two things:
1. scaring people for political purposes
2. playing THE HOTTEST YEAR EVER! drinking game
We have a winner. Let's all have a drink.
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