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Study: Man-Made Global Warming First Became Evident In the Mid 20th Century

TapeCutter writes: In 1958 the US National Academies of Science (NAS) warned the US government that they had detected a robust Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) signal, they have not changed their mind on that claim for 57 years. Like the modern day Al Gore, Frank Capra publicized the possible effects in a popular documentary (video). Today we have news of a study from Melbourne University claiming the effects of AGW first became evident in the mid 20th century. In other words, the NAS could not have picked up the signal much earlier than they actually did. The fact that the last serious scientific objection to AGW (as a theory) was overcome in the mid 20th century by improving spectrometers in heat seeking missile was a remarkable coincidence, NAS took full advantage of that opportunity.

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  1. there is no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    agw

    the models are changed everytime they dont fit the narrative.

    1. Re: there is no by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      > One of THE key tests of a scientific theorem...

      At this point, it is not a theorem. It is a fact since the scientists have voted. It is a law.

    2. Re: there is no by SuperKendall · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      I love how the AGW stories always bring the lunatics typing from their mom's basements out of the woodwork.

      Glad you could come up for some fresh air! Join us that have seen the sunlight instead of living in their own dark minds of make-believe.

      Somehow anti-AGW lunacy seems to be highly correlated with nuclear lunacy.

      And that's all we need to know folks. Someone who believes in the AGW fantasy but consider nuclear energy harmful is delusional and a hypocrite to boot. Just remember when a real answer to lowering CO2 emissions was presenting he stomped on it.

      I shall not reply further; you are deranged and reading further mouth-frothing from you would do my sanity little good.

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