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June 18, 2011

Temperature readings from planet Earth

FROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:

A few notes from NOAA about Earth’s temperatures so far this year: Combined global land and sea-surface temperatures in May were the 10th warmest for a May since records began in 1880, 0.9 degrees F above the 20th century average. Averages from March through May also ranked 10th warmest, and January through May they rank 12th-warmest. Arctic sea ice extent in May ranked third-smallest since records began in 1979. Antarctic sea ice ranked 14th smallest.

Posted by Frank Roylance at 12:01 AM | | Comments (4)
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Frank:

You're attempting to connect the dots between temps and ice pack. It's not a linear correlation. In fact, many studies addressing the issue draw more of a correlation to atypical winds. Blame the
Arctic Oscillation ..........

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041220010410.htm

Ah, yes, MDR.

You are another Global Climate Change denier. You'll grasp at any strawman argument, won't you?

Mike:

I believe in scientific conclusions based verified and validated data. Additionally, I don't participate in name calling. Two qualities that you evidently lack. Next time, don't start with your conclusion (agenda?) and selectively backfill with handpicked data.

The AO variation issue is widely accepted as a major cause of the decrease in Arctic ice. The data in the literature is more than significant, as it arises from multiple credible sources.

Convention based in valid data or name calling; what would a reasonably informed person choose?

MDR keep fighting the good fight. Liberals do not like data/facts. They like emotions and feelings. Funny how the CO2 levels right now are around .038% but yet it is supposedly CO2 that is causing global warming. Meanwhile in the past we have had CO2 at 10%!! But don't believe me...ask any geologist. Frank I know you are a manmade global warming believer, but thanks for posting opposing views.

FR: Check your facts. "We" have never had CO2 concentrations at 10 percent. It causes loss of consciousness at 8 pct. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide#Toxicity The highest concentration in the geological record is perhaps 7,000 parts per million, or .7 percent, in the Cambrian Age. And if you want to see how it's been rising, take a look at this: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/history.html

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Frank Roylance is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He came to Baltimore from New Bedford, Mass. in 1980 to join the old Evening Sun. He moved to the morning Sun when the papers merged in 1992, and has spent most of his time since covering science, including astronomy and the weather. One of The Baltimore Sun's first online Web logs, the Weather Blog debuted in October 2004. In June 2006 Frank also began writing comments on local weather and stargazing for The Baltimore Sun's print Weather Page. Frank also answers readers’ weather queries for the newspaper and the blog. Frank Roylance retired in October 2011. Maryland Weather is now being updated by members of The Baltimore Sun staff
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