A new study released Monday found that warming temperatures in Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of North America over the past century closely followed natural changes in the wind, not increases in greenhouse gases related to global warming.
The study compared ocean surface temperatures from 1900 to 2012 to surface air pressure, a stand-in for wind measurements, and found a close match.
"What we found was the somewhat surprising degree to which the winds can explain all the wiggles in the temperature curve," said lead author Jim Johnstone, who did the work while a climatologist at the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean at the University of Washington.
"So clearly, there are other factors stronger than the greenhouse forcing that is affecting those temperatures," he added.
The study released by the online edition of the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences does not question global warming, but argues there is evidence that in at least one place, local winds are a more important factor explaining ocean warming than greenhouse gases.
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4 comments:
DUH?
Polar caps are growing,the heat has to go somewhere.
Go piddle on someone else's patio.
oh no; what will I tell the "global warming/climate change" church members???
I just wish all this talk would just go away, but as long as we have people who want our money and want to control us, it won't...
Josh Hastings to speak on climate change
Posted: Monday, September 23, 2013 12:00 am | Updated: 11:46 am, Fri Oct 4, 2013.
Josh Hastings to speak on climate change
CHESTERTOWN — In conjunction with a series of speakers focusing on environmental issues facing the Eastern Shore, Josh Hastings of the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy will be the featured speaker at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, in the second floor meeting room of Town Hall. He will speak on “Planning for Resilience and Prosperity in the Face of Climate Change.”
A native of the Eastern Shore, Hastings brings a unique perspective to his presentation — that of a local resident and a student of public policy. As ESLC policy manager, Hastings is involved in monitoring land use issues at the local, state and federal level.
The public is invited to attend and participate in this discussion sponsored by the Democratic Club of Kent County.
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Great.He'll have a room full of people with ear plugs.
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