John_Taverner wrote on Jun 18
th, 2015 at 3:00pm:
lee wrote on Jun 18
th, 2015 at 2:43pm:
And yet global temperatures aren't going up in lockstep.
What about error margins, assumptions used?
Lee, global heat contribution is increasing. The radiative forcing can be measured directly with high precision. You need to define what you mean by Global Temperatures, but there is always natural variation. It's like going uphill on a bumpy road.
If you have an alternative hypothesis then please present it, but I suggest you start with the basics.
The basis of AGW is not on historical data, but on well established first principles. basic physics. The data helps to refine our understanding.
It's fine to be critical and sceptical of data. I have never accepted anything at face value and have always gone back to first principles. It's apparent that you are not as sceptical as I am, because your posts reveal that you haven't gone into the science in any depth.
You need to learn more about the science in order to have a fully functioning bullsh1t meter. Yours is broken.
The Earth always heats up and cools down.
You are acting as though this is a first that the Earth heating up has never happened before.
Get a grip ForFS.
Climate change has been with us since day dot and will be with us until the Earth is no more.
As for anthropogenic global warming it is insignificant.
CO2 has never controlled temperature here on Earth and it never will.
All the trace gases put together including CO2 only account for 1% of the greenhouse effect.
95% of the greenhouse effect here on Earth is caused by water vapour and clouds.