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wake up people ,.. you've been had...

I can't believe it's almost summer in Sydney. It's cold. Usually I'm sitting under the back patio at night drinking piss at this time of year. It's too bloody cold at the moment.

Wow. Deep.

Ice Age warning

But finally, while we're on the subject of impartiality and climate change, let's take a look at this wacky weather report from Sky News:

ROWAN DEAN: Now it's time for Outsiders Weather and Ice Age Watch. This week, news of the Big Chill has come as a big shock to global warming activists across the globe.

— Outsiders, Sky News, 29 April, 2018

Yes, that's Outsiders' Rowan Dean rejoicing in the arrival of the big chill:

ROWAN DEAN: And by the big chill I'm not referring to the classic '80s movie but rather the big chill which just happens to be the greatest two-year global cooling event of the last century.

— Outsiders, Sky News, 29 April, 2018

Remarkable news, eh? And a big surprise to viewers in those parts of Australia that are experiencing one of the hottest autumns ever.

But Rowan Dean was able to cite data from NASA that showed:

... from February 2016 to February 2018 global average temperatures dropped by 0.56 degrees Celsius.

— Outsiders, Sky News, 29 April, 2018

And those figures are certainly accurate.

So, is the Ice Age really just around the corner? Well, no, it's not. Or not on this flimsy evidence.

Because, as you can see here, the first two months of 2018 were cooler than 2016, but:

Earth's 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880 ...

— NASA, 19 January, 2018

And global temperatures are still way above the 20th century average, with March 2018 the sixth warmest ever. And February the same.

Now, we don't know whether Rowan expects to be taken seriously, or whether he's just having a bit of fun. But claims like that really are nothing more than a joke.

And it would be interesting to see what ACMA would make of them if anyone bothered to complain.

https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/ice-age-warning/9972248

BTW ...

When the global temperature anomalies go into the BLUE ... get back to us. 


 

October 2018 was characterized by warmer-than-average temperatures across much of the world's land and ocean surfaces. The most notable warm temperature departures from average were observed across the Northern Hemisphere, specifically central and eastern Russia and Alaska, where temperatures were 5.0°C (9.0°F) above average or higher. Record warm temperatures were observed in these areas, but also in the Barents Sea, the Bering Strait, the waters along the eastern coast of the contiguous U.S., and across parts of Africa, the southern Atlantic Ocean, and northern Australia. Near- to cooler-than-average conditions were present across much of North America, Greenland and its surrounding ocean, parts of southern Asia, eastern Indian Ocean, and southern Atlantic Ocean. The most notable cool temperature departure from average was observed across much of Canada and parts of the contiguous U.S., where temperatures were 1.0°C (1.8°F) below average or lower.

According to NCEI's Regional Analysis, four of six continents had an October temperature that ranked among the four highest for October since regional records began in 1910. Of note, Asia and Europe had their third highest October temperature on record at 1.65°C (2.97°F) and 1.67°C (3.01°F) above average, respectively. Oceania had its fourth highest October temperature on record. South America and Africa had their ninth and tenth highest on record, respectively. Meanwhile, North America's October temperature was 0.07°C (0.13°F) below average, marking the first time October temperatures were below average since 2009. Regionally, the Caribbean Islands, the Atlantic Main Development Region (MDR), and the East North Pacific had their coolest October since 2008, 2001, and 2013, respectively. The Gulf of Mexico had its second highest October temperature (tied with 1941) at 1.05°C (1.89°F) above average, which is 0.40°C (0.72°F) less than the record set in 2016. The Hawaiian region had third warmest October since 1910 at 0.94°C (1.69°F) above average. The warmest October for the Hawaiian region was set in 1968 at 1.23°C (2.21°F) above average and 2015 ranks as the second warmest October at 1.21°C (2.18°F).

Averaged as a whole, the temperature across the global land and ocean surfaces was 0.86°C (1.55°F) above the 20th century average and placed as the second highest October temperature since global records began in 1880. The record warm October was set in 2015 at +0.99°C (+1.78°F).

This marks the 42nd consecutive October and the 406th consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average.

The globally-averaged land-only surface temperature during October 2018 was 1.24°C (2.23°F) above the 20th century average and was also the second highest October in the 139-year record, trailing behind 2015 by 0.10°C (0.18°F). The global oceans temperature tied with 2016 as the second highest October temperature since global records began in 1880 at 0.72°C (1.30°F) above average. This value is 0.15°C (0.27°F) less than the record set in 2015.



https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201810

Sing-a-long time ...

I like data alright.

You focus on one minute item of data as if that negates the broader picture that emerges from thousands of data points.

Are you sure you're not Malcolm Roberts in real life? 

Roberts, just like you, focuses on an obscure small percentage of the data and ignores the overwhelming evidence from the vast majority of data that paints the picture of Global Warming.

Perhaps he is far advanced along the Autism Scale?

Maybe he suffers from Asperger's syndrome?

LOL

To state that there is less data south of 30⁰ is stating the obvious isn't it?

Not many highly populated land masses down that way!

The majority of land is in the Northern Hemisphere.

However, there are more remote temperature sensors than in the past.

Like I said, all well and good to focus on a small issue and ignore the overwhelming evidence.

That's typical Malcolm Roberts stuff. 

Even if the data points are relatively fewer than elsewhere ... how does that negate the data telling us that there is record warming taking place?

You miss the wider picture by continuing to focus on irrelevant points.  Just like Malcolm Roberts. 

Let's say there are 50 data point locations. Those 50 data point locations have been recording temperatures for over a hundred years.

Those 50 data point locations are telling us that the minimum and maximum temperatures are increasing over time.

To which you say: "Nah, isn't happening." 

To which I say: "You're an idiot." 

The data is not too sparse.

As to the number of data stations actually used around the planet:



They all come up with very similar results:



Global average temperature anomaly from 1880 to 2012, compared to the 1951-1980 long term average. Source: NASA Earth Observatory.

Captain Nemo wrote on Nov 28^th, 2018 at 1:01pm: