The Colder Side of Global Warming Thomas Wysmuller There has been a stunning disconnect involving land temperatures globally and CO2, whether man-made or naturally sourced. The Oceans continue to warm, while the surface record flatlines. If CO2 is to be considered a major driver of temperatures, it is doing a counterintuitive dance around the numbers. Now 18 years should not be relied upon for any trend, but the short term uncoupling of CO2 from temperature is evidence that far greater complexities are at hand and to be found in the climate sphere given appropriate research and analysis.
The Recent Temperature and CO2 Disconnect During the past 20,000 years, Sea Level rose as the great Ice Sheets melted. Exiting the last Ice Age, the massive (miles deep) North American Laurentide Ice Sheet disgorged megatons of water, flooding the continental shelves. The most rapid rise was between 14,500 & 7,500 years ago
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