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‘Hottest Year’ Story Obscures Bigger News: Ocean Warming Now Off The Charts

Posted on January 27, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

“Scientists have long suspected that extra ocean heat uptake has slowed the rise of global average temperatures, but the mechanism behind the hiatus remained unclear…. But the heat uptake is by no means permanent: when the trade wind strength returns … Continue reading →

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Off the Charts: 2014 Was Officially the World’s Hottest Year on Record

Posted on January 25, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

    The record global warmth of 2014 is part of a long-term trend: the Earth is getting hotter. All of the world’s top 10 warmest years have occurred since 1998. 2014 is the 38th consecutive year with above average global temperature.  We are now halfway through the … Continue reading →

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2014 Headed Toward Hottest Year On Record — Here’s Why That’s Remarkable

Posted on December 4, 2014 by groundswellbasscoast

Mainstream media is now talking about this news but, on basis of “seeing-is-believing”, here’s a particularly useful diagram to help understand that it’s real. Australian Bureau of Meteorology reported Friday that their models indicate “at least 70% chance that El Niño will be … Continue reading →

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Scientists find human fingerprints all over Australia’s hottest year on record

Posted on October 5, 2014 by groundswellbasscoast

“Another study led by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology looked in particular at that hot 2013 September, when the maximum temperatures were 3.32C above the long-term average (what they were between 1961 and 1990).” Could this be why Abbott/Newman want Royal … Continue reading →

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