Where Is It?

clipped from wattsupwiththat.com The claim is made over and over that humans are having an effect on the climate. But where is the evidence that there is anything that even needs explanation? Where is the abnormal phenomenon? What is it that we are trying to make sense of, what is the unusual occurrence that requires a novel scientific explanation? There are not a lot of long-term temperature records that can help us in this regard. The longest one is the Central England Temperature record (CET). Now, where in that record is there anything which is even slightly abnormal? Where is the anomaly that the entire huge edifice of the AGW hypothesis is designed to elucidate? The longest sustained rise is from about 1680 to 1740. That time period also has the steepest rise. The modern period, on the other hand, is barely above the long-term trend despite urban warming. There is nothing unusual about the modern period in any way. We find the same thing in this record as in the CET. The fastest rise was a long, long time ago.

RTWT.