UAH Data - Lower Troposphere Temps Up .72C In January, Despite Lowest Solar Minimum In Century

[hatrack]

Yes, the mid-Atlantic region appears headed toward an epic snow storm as “amazing moisture feeds into what is already a gigantic system,” according to the Capital Weather Gang.

But while the anti-science crowd will no doubt tout that as evidence we aren’t warming — just as they did with the “cold snap” in early January — in fact, climate science predicts we will see more extreme precipitation events year-round as warming puts more moisture into the atmosphere (see Was the “Blizzard of 2009″ a “global warming type” of record snowfall — or an opportunity for the media to blow the extreme weather story (again)?).

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Of course, right now we’re only in a moderate El Nino. In 97-98, we had a monster El Nino. And Spencer doesn’t mention that this record is especially impressive because we’re at “the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century.”

The point is, notwithstanding the all-too-effective disinformation campaign of the anti-science crowd, it’s getting hotter — thanks primarily to human emissions. The satellite record itself clearly shows the long-term warming trend, especially when you remove the stratospheric cooling influences.

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http://climateprogress.org/2010/02/05/hottest-january-in-uah-satellite-record-roy-spencer-global-warming/

[M155Y_A1CH]

1. Kick for yet more evidence

k&r
:kick:

[pscot]

2. The year of the quiet sun is over

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We're into cycle 24 and so far in 2010 there have been only 2 days with no sunspots. There are 3 currently active and 1045 is a behemoth. http://www.spaceweather.com/

[joshcryer]

4. Not going to bode well for denialists. They'll claim that this warm year was "sun related."

[joshcryer]

3. Don't forget my little project post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x228692

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