Friday, February 03, 2006
Global Warming - The Hubris Of Faith
This article is fascinating. Paragraph 2:
Does anyone see the problem here? They can't decide what the "global temperature" really is! - So how can they tell us if it's warming or not? Sheesh.
Related Tags: global warming, planetary temperature, hottest year on record, inconslusive data
A widely reported study last week said 2005 was the warmest on record. But headlines failed to note that the results were not concrete and a new study out this week challenges the findings.Paragrpah 4:
The latest result came Monday from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These are the folks that run the National Weather Service. Their study concludes that the global temperature in 2005 can't be statistically distinguished from the record set in 1998.Paragrpah 7:
Last week, The Associated Press and others reported that a NASA scientist said 2005 was the warmest year on record, nosing out 1998.Concluding paragraph:
"We may get a more definitive assessment from additional data, but it also may be that we will never know for sure," he said. [James Hansen, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies] "However, it doesn't matter much. I am confident that we will exceed both of these years within the next few years."So, to sum up - inconclusive and conflicting data notwithstanding the fear mongering must continue!
Does anyone see the problem here? They can't decide what the "global temperature" really is! - So how can they tell us if it's warming or not? Sheesh.
Related Tags: global warming, planetary temperature, hottest year on record, inconslusive data
