Quote:Hmm...  if the earth is warming, why is it that the sea ice in Antarctica set a new record?

 

OK, well that's good news!  But...  From the article you cited:

 

Meanwhile Arctic sea ice extent in May was the third lowest on record but essentially the same as it was a decade ago – marginally above the levels recorded in 2004 and 2006.

 

Quote:The satellite measurements (the only measurements that are actually global) show no warming for 18.5 years. For people graduating high school this year there has been no warming their entire lives.
 Doesn't that alone merit reconsideration?

 

Tropical cyclones are down. Tornadoes are down. We are in the longest period in history without a major (cat 3 or greater) hurricane making landfall in the US ... and counting. You may consider that a "serious change in the climate." If so, bring it on.

 

There is no place that is undergoing "serious" changes in the climate. The only place that might come close to "serious" is the Arctic, and that is a small fraction of the globe. But we don't have meaningful records of the Arctic before satellites, so we can't say that what's happening in the Arctic is unusual.

 

OK, again, that's good news...  No warming for 18.5 years...  Yes, it absolutely merits consideration.  

 

What about California, in and all the droughts.  I think I remember even Atlanta going through some major droughts with lakes and water reseviores drying up.  Isn't that something to be concerned about?

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