noughties hottest decade on record, page-24

Baggy

"This data came from 3 independent sources which have always had a track record of accuracy and integrity."

That's what they said about Hadley not so long ago. We now know otherwise.

"So you claim Darwin's temperatures have not gone up - whoop de woo ."

No, read my post, never mentioned Darwin.

"Take a step back and look at the last decade, at the extreme weather events the world has experienced in the last decade:

Hurricane Katrina
The European heat waves of 2003
Adelaide's runs of 40-plus days
The Victorian bush fires
Britain's record temperature smashed
Greenland ice sheet retreating rapidly
Arctic sea ice in sharp retreat
Increased incidents of forest fires around the world
Siberian permafrost melting
Increased incidents of floods worldwide
Measurable sea level rise
Bleaching of coral reefs
Increase in ocean acidification
Increased incidents of major storms"

Compared to what? And more importantly, who said so? Hadley/CRU by any chance?

" If you won't accept the raw data then what does your gut tell you. Planet's cooling ? I think not."

That's a (necessary) climbdown, isn't it? Acknowledging that the raw data is suspect, we are back to gut instinct. My gut says it's time for lunch.

"The data is out there. The world is warming. Let's blow away these ridiculous conspiracy theories, accept that the world has a serious problem and discuss the best ways of solving it."

Here we go again in this circular fashion, the data is out there. The "data" is suspect, so the data isn't out there. Just a lot of dodgy numbers played with by enthusiasts.

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