Sentences with phrase «forcings during the period in question»

Not exact matches

Given the total irrelevance of volcanic aerosols during the period in question, the only very modest effect of fossil fuel emissions and the many inconsistencies governing the data pertaining to solar irradiance, it seems clear that climate science has no meaningful explanation for the considerable warming trend we see in the earlier part of the 20th century — and if that's the case, then there is no reason to assume that the warming we see in the latter part of that century could not also be due to either some as yet unknown natural force, or perhaps simply random drift.

I'm not an expert but I think that you have to at least allow for other forcings other than CO2 which have been in play during the period in question and bear in mind the difference between transient and equilibrium sensitivity.