It's not even true that this is the first time the IPCC report has made use of paleoclimate data;
references to past climates can be found many places in the Third Assessment Report.
Not exact matches
However, in light of our substantiation of the effects of «grand solar minima» upon
past global
climates, it could be speculated that the current pausing of «Global Warming», which is frequently
referenced by those sceptical of
climate projections by the IPCC, might relate at least in part
to a countervailing effect of reduced solar activity, as shown in the recent sunspot cycle.»
The goals of the project include reconstructing extreme
climate changes from the recent
past (1894 - 2014), using historically
referenced data
to assess near - future global
climate model projections, and
to ultimately use this analysis
to investigate ecological problems in Chesapeake Bay, such as eelgrass diebacks.
«In the
past, time abroad showed initiative, but in the current
climate, promotion is more likely
to be based on publications, the topic of specialisation... and excellent
references,» says Tracy Hussell, education secretary of the British Society of Immunology.
Thus it is very important
to know what the real impact of historical solar changes is, as 0.1 K in the
past, results in
climate sensitivity for anthropogenic at the high end, while 0.9 K results in a very low effect of anthropogenic, if the instrumental temperature trend of the last 1.5 century is used as
reference.
Over the
past decade Margaret Wente has made over sixty
references to climate change, global warming, carbon capture / reduction / taxation, etc., all dismissive or derogatory.
There is NOT infact any valid «
climate science», that is WHY those platforming such attempt
to discuss with
reference to non existent futures, or distant
pasts.
Without any modern
reference or
climate science knowledge, history speaks very well
to the great convenience of powerful cultural consensus, whether spawned by science, religion, or indeed
past climate fears.
History is not well taught these days and working with computers that can be instantly adjusted
to provide a new scenario is more exciting (
to some) than ploughing through extensive written documents about our
past climate that often need cross
referencing in order
to put them into context.
The new US
Climate Reference Network should go part way
to restoring the balence of measaurements vs measurements, then
past adjustments.
More interesting still, in June of this year NOAA released data from its U.S.
Climate Reference Network (USCRN) showing that average, maximum, and minimum surface temperatures for the United States have declined slightly over the
past decade (January 2005
to April 2014).
This thorough, well
referenced text will prove
to be indispensable
to anyone involved in the study of
past and current
climate change and modeling.
The knowledge of
climate and its variability during the
past centuries can improve our understanding of natural
climate variability and also help
to address the question of whether modern
climate change is unprecedented in a long - term context (Folland et al. 2001; Jansen et al. 2007; Hegerl et al. 2007; Mann et al. 2008 and
references therein).
Page 166, left hand column, last line: add Journal title
to reference to read: Salinger, M., 2005:
Climate variability and change:
Past, present and future - An Overview.