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Why do climate deniers say the earth is cooling when 2009 lookslike it will be the 5th warmest year on record?

Which will kick off 2005 to the 6th warmest, with 2007 being the second warmest.

Notice that the deniers use the last ten years as their cooling yardstick... since 1998 was the warmest year of all recorded history.

Why do climate change deniers play with the facts and lie? Because they have to.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/08011...

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2008/

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    The arctic circle breaking up before our eyes isn't enough for them.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    In 2008, NY was like... 102 degrees during the summer.

    In 2009, NY was around the mid 80's

    I'm a New Yorker so i know these things. Besides, I'm freezing my @ss off and it's October.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    international warming is occurring. that is purely no longer this synthetic catastrophy that Al Gore and the government are making it out to be. this is a typical cycle the earth is going via. undergo in ideas a sprint think approximately history referred to as the Ice Age? properly quicker or later after that there could have been international warming, simply by fact the international isn't coated in ice anymore.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The first article was written in 2006 "Global Warming takes a Break"

    The second article was written in 2008 "Global warming? Next decade could be cooler, says study"

    The last article was written in September 2009 "Global Warming takes a Break"

    It seems the globe is not warming as expected. That's why Al Gore changed his catch phrase to "Climate Change". Man Made global warming is based on junk science, and is being used to "fleece" taxpayers and consumers around the world.

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  • 1 decade ago

    If the earth is changing temperature, then its due to natural causes infinitely far beyond our pitiful capacity. The arrogance of those people who think that we Humans can destroy or harm environments on such a global scale is ridiculous.Out of curiosity, is the US alone the 'cause', or are all those other countries with far greater density, and less advanced industry, also to blame? How about the european pointy hats? are they sharing the fault?

  • Why wasn't 2008 the second warmest on record? Did climate change stop for a year?

    Biggest load of bullcrap ever invented to scare the masses.

    Oh and another thing, how come it's only the 5th? It should be the first if the earth is getting warmer and warmer.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You're using the last ~100+ years on a planet that's been here for 4.5 billion.

    You're not exactly doing yourself a favor by pointing out the small sample being used as a representative yardstick for global climate fluctuation.

    The newest information to become available seems to compromise the very hockey-stick graph the AGW hypothesis is founded upon. We'll wait for more developments on that "science".

    Edit: brown..

    "Climate deniers think that a chilly day in February is proof that global warming is a myth. They are not interested in the science. They are content to listen to FOX."

    Interestingly enough, neither are the "scientists" who gave you the hockey-stick graph.

    There's more "denial" today then there's ever been regarding anthropogenic global warming. Falsifying data is not scientific in case you're still confused.

    Edit:

    "Because oil companies fund the Heritage Foundation, the Heritage Foundation funds Fox News and Fox News feeds the republicans the dribble."

    Do the oil companies fund Mann & Jones? Oooh, someone else bankrolls them, eh?

    Falsifying data isn't scientific. It's painful to know you've been duped, but it seems to be scientific in nature. More empirical data to come so lets not jump to conclusions. ;)

  • kpk02
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    It could be due to how we didn't even have a summer this year. At my house it never got above the low 80s and that was only for a few days at that. Normally we at least get a few weeks of 80+ and usually a couple of days or more hitting at or near 90. We're having a mild November, but we had a very cold August.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The way I understand it - the ocean temperature is rising, which will shut down the gulf stream.

    Once that happens, then the earth will start rapidly cooling.

    Now - whether or not that has any basis in reality, or if human beings caused it (or have any way of doing anything about it), is still to be seen.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Dude- seriously, what are you on? "Recorded" history as you say is only about 100 years as far as the weather goes. The environmentalists citing Global Warming are only using the data from 1976 till today- THAT is part of the hoax! Why? Because if you take into account ALL of the recorded weather data it points to a major cooling trend.

  • whimsy
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    More importantly, the ocean temperature change is the driver of climate; air temperatures are nothing more than the consequence

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