I think there's some out-of-date information here. I believe October was the month that left out all the temperatures from Siberia.
It is interesting to note that a pro-AGW column would include a statement that indicates we've only been accurately measuring temperature since about 1850 (for the math-deficient, that's only about 160 years...out of how many billion?). Further, much of the Earth wasn't monitored at all until the 1960's when satellite data became available.
Further, much of the information in the WSJ article is debunked here and here.
The "unusual weather" claim is nearly impossible to prove oine way or the other, but I'm inclined to believe we are closer to a norm. As far as melting ice, the Antarctic cap is expanding and the Arctic cap is freezing faster than it has in the past, with greater extent. Also, I've seen no reference to precipitation or lack thereof in the formation or receding of glaciers. Seems like there should be some reference.
Hey, I'm just sayin' here. You have access to the same information. Make a call. Is there AGW or not? If there is, does it deserve the draconian measures about to be taken? And why are we being lied to?
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No question there is warming/cooling.
Is it anthropogenic?
Nope.
This is simply more anti-human stuff, like the Zero Pop Growth movement.
Warming and cooling has been going on for as long as Earth's been around. There is clearly an agenda (religion?) behind this aimed at ZPG. Weather Channel has even had a sip of the Kool-Aid. They were talking on Wednesday about record highs and lows in 2008 and how many more records highs as obvious proof of GW. But fact is, it measures "heat island", not GW. If anything, I'd say there should be 2-3X the number of records highs as lows because of heat island. That there isn't may be evidence of coolijng, not warming.
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