Thursday, August 21, 2008

This year so far coolest for at least 5 years according to the World Meteorological Organisation


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080820/twl-environment-climate-2008-dc-1202b49.html

The first half of 2008 was the coolest for at least five years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Wednesday. The whole year will almost certainly be cooler than recent years, although temperatures remain above the historical average.

Global temperatures vary annually according to natural cycles. For example, they are driven by shifting ocean currents, and dips do not undermine the case that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are causing long-term global warming, climate scientists say.

That's perfectly fair to say, and I'm sure no one would think that a record hot year would be any indication of long-term global warming either, right?  I mean there's so much we don't understand about what drives climate change that the only fact we can rely on is the "consensus" of experts who get research grants to find evidence of global warming.

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