Ignorance on display. Where climate is concerned, 100 years is, in fact, precisely an indication of the truth. Climate is defined as the average weather for a given location, so averaging over a period of 100 years is exactly how one would assess the climate for a location. “Climate is a measure of the average pattern of variation in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods of time.”And because climate can change over time, the average is usually calculated as a sliding window of time. 30 yrs is generally considered a minimum period for the window.
I think you answered your own question. You didn’t address the science of climate at all in your reply to me or the aspects of how climate is scientifically measured that I presented in my original reply (which included an abbreviated explanation of how climate change is assessed).If you are really interested in learning more about climate assessment and the differences between climate and weather, you’ll find this link both a reliable and a useful starting point.http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data.shtml#.UsxfSfRDt1Q
The earth has cooled and warmed, sometimes rapidly, thoughout its history and we cannot explain why. Back in the seventies when this polar vortex showed up the scientific enlightened thought it was a coming ice age, now its a coming warm age.We are fleas trying to explain why the dog has a fever.
riley05 over 10 years ago
Yeah, come on you so-called scientists! If global warming is real, how come we still have winter? Explain THAT!
crlinder over 10 years ago
Ignorance on display. Where climate is concerned, 100 years is, in fact, precisely an indication of the truth. Climate is defined as the average weather for a given location, so averaging over a period of 100 years is exactly how one would assess the climate for a location. “Climate is a measure of the average pattern of variation in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods of time.”And because climate can change over time, the average is usually calculated as a sliding window of time. 30 yrs is generally considered a minimum period for the window.
crlinder over 10 years ago
I think you answered your own question. You didn’t address the science of climate at all in your reply to me or the aspects of how climate is scientifically measured that I presented in my original reply (which included an abbreviated explanation of how climate change is assessed).If you are really interested in learning more about climate assessment and the differences between climate and weather, you’ll find this link both a reliable and a useful starting point.http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_and_data.shtml#.UsxfSfRDt1Q
crlinder over 10 years ago
You should also check outhttp://www.realclimate.org/
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
A near perfect summation, Drew.
Brutatowski over 10 years ago
The earth has cooled and warmed, sometimes rapidly, thoughout its history and we cannot explain why. Back in the seventies when this polar vortex showed up the scientific enlightened thought it was a coming ice age, now its a coming warm age.We are fleas trying to explain why the dog has a fever.