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Donald Ian Rankin

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33. Depends what you mean by "the earth", and on the time scale, doesn't it?

Tue Jan 7, 2014, 05:10 AM

Jan 2014

My understanding is that if you include water temperatures, or if you look on a multi-decade timescale, it's getting significantly warmer, but that if you only look above sea-level over the last decade or so things are much less clear-cut.

That said, I'm far from an expert on this.

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If you believe in global climate change, do you believe the earth is getting warmer or colder? [View all] kentuck Jan 2014 OP

Is this trying to place Climate change in woo category? PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #1

It isn't a matter of belief. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2014 #2

Climate change means more energy is kept in the atmosphere Warpy Jan 2014 #3

Many different kinds of weather events occur across the earth. ananda Jan 2014 #4

We see wider and stronger hurricanes malaise Jan 2014 #5

here's some woo for ya Adam051188 Jan 2014 #6

Ok, let me try to untangle this for you nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #7

ding ding ^^^^ spanone Jan 2014 #9

and further: Salviati Jan 2014 #18

Isn't that caveat, IIRC, ten BILLION into the future? nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #20

Twenty actually :) Salviati Jan 2014 #22

No worries, the sun will be an ex star by then anyhow nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #23

Holy shit Nadin tkmorris Jan 2014 #21

No, it is not doing both. The planet is getting warmer, period. BlueStreak Jan 2014 #27

*Overall it is getting warmer * nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #31

Overall temperature, climate patterns, and weather events are THREE different things BlueStreak Jan 2014 #37

It's warmer where I stand. I'm wearing shorts more often than not. Cleita Jan 2014 #8

Climate change is real. The earth is getting warmer. immoderate Jan 2014 #10

Warming the earth changes global atmospheric and ocean circulations, struggle4progress Jan 2014 #11

Like magnetism and gravity, it is not something you get to believe in or not. MindPilot Jan 2014 #12

No need to discuss it any further. kentuck Jan 2014 #13

Most researchers these days use paper, or a computer. MindPilot Jan 2014 #14

Yes it is. kentuck Jan 2014 #15

Right over all of their heads bonzaga Jan 2014 #16

Just adding some cartoons to your thread Kentuck. :) Crewleader Jan 2014 #17

I love the middle one Niceguy1 Jan 2014 #24

Climate change is a bit more complex than many realize..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #19

Global warming is a fact Bradical79 Jan 2014 #25

Scientific consensus by the vast majority of scinentiests indicates global warming caused by human. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2014 #26

First, I just have to point out that belief has nothing to do with this. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #28

Climate. Weather. Not the same. mn9driver Jan 2014 #29

in science, a theory is not a hypothesis/mere speculation/beliefs La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2014 #30

Actually, the Earth itself continues to cool, as it has for billions of years. stopbush Jan 2014 #32

Depends what you mean by "the earth", and on the time scale, doesn't it? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2014 #33

Snowball earth theory BarackTheVote Jan 2014 #34

Assuming you're serious and mean the Earth's surface, Edim Jan 2014 #35

global climate change BobUp Jan 2014 #36

That's an excellent video to understand some of the basic framework. nt adirondacker Jan 2014 #39

TY, science, people can deny it, or accept it for what it is, BobUp Jan 2014 #41

I'm not as concerned with a pole shift as much as the things we can control (CO2) adirondacker Jan 2014 #42

That link BobUp Jan 2014 #47

Sunspot activity (or the lack thereof) is one possible factor. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #38

Before the rise of the AGW paradigm the 80s/90s, variations in solar activity were Edim Jan 2014 #46

I believe that the climate of the earth is changing. Skidmore Jan 2014 #40

This. GreenEyedLefty Jan 2014 #45

Weather is getting more extreme. blogslut Jan 2014 #43

who gives a shit, we are not doing jack about it anyhow quinnox Jan 2014 #44

+1,000,000 ...Really, who cares. No one is giving up anything that will make a difference. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #48

What I know. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #49

Definitely pipi_k Jan 2014 #50

There is more energy in the system leading to wilder extremes on point Jan 2014 #51

The planet is warming but climate change is complex.. ananda Jan 2014 #52

Wow. redqueen Jan 2014 #53

The 15 hottest years on record happened in the last 16 years bhikkhu Jan 2014 #54

The earth is warming, that is a fact Marrah_G Jan 2014 #55

Yes. lonestarnot Jan 2014 #56