--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It looks like Gabe has overlooked the scientific > information about global cooling since January 2007, > expected to continue well into 2008 as mentioned in > the following link: >
To correct the above misguided statement let me point out that the global temperatures in each month of 2007 were among the highest in comparison with corresponding months in all prior years since 1880 (i.e. when instrumental measurements first became available). The global temperature in March 2008 was higher than it was in March 2007, and in all corresponding time points since 1880, except 2005 and 1990. Only the months of January and February 2008 showed temperatures lower than the corresponding months of 2007, and of some recent years. Please take a look at the actual data at the following link provided by a reliable and responsible scientific organization, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/tabledata/GLB.Ts+dSST.txt Please also read about the observed effects of the 0.14 degrees Celcius per decade temperature increase mentioned earlier. For example, the 9% per decade decline of polar ice by melting and dumping of fresh water into the oceans. Cheers, Santosh