There appears to have been a significant jump in methane levels in 2007 based on this alarming graphic.
Global methane (CH4) concentrations rose in 2007.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/images/methanetrend.jpg
But wait, it all depends on how you present the data.
Figure 2. Global averages of the concentrations of the major, well-mixed, long-lived greenhouse gases
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/aggi/aggi_2008.fig2.png
Not quite as alarming when you present the data in its historical context. The methane horse is dead and the greenies are just going to have to come up with a new way to scare little children in the night. These tactics are so predictable that I am not finding much sport in the lies any longer. Earth to greenies, methane concentrations stopped increasing at just about the same time that global warming stopped. Could it be a coincidence?
As the Sun sinks into an increasingly quiescent state, I find myself looking forward the big green spin machine explaining the Sun away. The games afoot and let the fun begin. You are going to have to be truly creative this time. Are you up to the task? How convincing a lie can be fabricated this time around.
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There appears to have been a significant jump in methane levels in 2007 based on this alarming graphic. Global methane (CH4) concentrations rose in 2007. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/images/methanetrend.jpg But wait, it all depends on how you present the data. Figure 2. Global averages of the concentrations of the major, well-mixed, long-lived greenhouse gases http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/aggi/aggi_2008.fig2.png Not quite as alarming when you present the data in its historical context. The methane horse is dead and the greenies are just going to have to come up with a new way to scare little children in the night. These tactics are so predictable that I am not finding much sport in the lies any longer. Earth to greenies, methane concentrations stopped increasing at just about the same time that global warming stopped. Could it be a coincidence? As the Sun sinks into an increasingly quiescent state, I find myself looking forward the big green spin machine explaining the Sun away. The games afoot and let the fun begin. You are going to have to be truly creative this time. Are you up to the task? How convincing a lie can be fabricated this time around.