We have a couple not very bright members saying we are in a Little Ice Age because, uh, sunspots. This is despite the sun being quiescent and the globe still heating up.

We have plain old deniers like Lees and Greg.

We have those who read the science and can see AGW in action.

Doubtless other views.

So, I will set up a poll, as fair as I can make it, no meaningless choices etc.

Please vote and discuss why you voted as you did.

I voted for “AGW is happening as scientists say” of course.  Scientist have shown the mechanism whereby greenhouse gases block some IR leaving the surface and heading for space, warming the globe and have recorded the temperature increases and changes to patterns of precipitation and the lengthening of the bushfire season here.

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Mar 31^st, 2017 at 11:22am:




Yes Jovial - change it to - we are entering a little ice age.

I've got over 400 videos to prove it -
how much more evidence do you need?

Some argue that we are still in the ice age that began 2.6 million years ago, due to the ice present in Greenland and the Arctic and Antarctic ice shelf.

Raven wrote on Mar 31^st, 2017 at 12:00pm:



We're in an interglacial period.
It's been going for 12,000 years & usually they go for only 10,000 years.

So - we will head back into a full ice age any time now.
In the meantime we have a mini ice age to deal with.

not another bobby/monk thread....pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Oh look 1940 is cooler than 1980. Despite what Hansen said in his 1981 paper.

Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 31^st, 2017 at 4:32pm:


Why would I want to vote in your pathetic poll?