Here are today’s headlines…
- Saudi Arabia Is Building A 600-Mile ‘Great Wall’ To Shield Itself From ISIS
- Beagle 2 may still be working and holding data, say scientists
- Italian Father Crespi Claims Discovery of “Giant Crown” in Cave
- Swindon mystery sound defies explanation, thus far
- Even without El Niño, 2014 was hottest year on record
- Video purportedly shows dog “teleporting” out of thin air
- Elon Musk brings a prop from space to private Seattle event
- 2 planets may lurk in solar system beyond Pluto, study says
- Mankind Moving Towards Doomsday: Study
- Rice-Sized Laser Leads the Way in Quantum Computing
- After 17 years in orbit, how durable is the International Space Station?
- Man Tries To Buy A Ghost On Craigslist
Thanks to Mark Brady and David (UFO Mania) for links in today’s roundup.
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Climate Depot’s Marc Morano issued this statement: “There are dueling global datasets — surface temperature records and satellite records — and they disagree. The satellites show an 18 year plus global warming ‘standstill and the satellite was set up to be “more accurate” than the surface records. See: Flashback: 1990 NASA Report: ‘Satellite analysis of upper atmosphere is more accurate, & should be adopted as the standard way to monitor temp change.’
Any temperature claim of “hottest year” based on surface data is based on hundredths of a degree hotter than previous “hottest years”. This immeasurable difference is not even within the margin of error of temperature gauges. The claim of the “hottest year” is simply a political statement not based on temperature facts. “Hottest year” claims are based on minute fractions of a degree while ignoring satellite data showing Earth is continuing the 18 plus year ‘pause’ or ‘standstill’. See: The Great Pause lengthens again: Global temperature update: The Pause is now 18 years 3 months (219 months)
Monckton jan 2014
Claiming 2014 is the “hottest year” on record based on hundredths of a degree temperature difference is a fancy way of saying the global warming ‘pause’ is continuing.”