Comments by "Old Scientist" (@OldScientist) on "National Geographic" channel.

There has been no warming since this was made (UAH v6). There is no climate emergency. The Earth was warmer in the recent and distant past. It also warmed faster in the past.
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In retrospect, this is b*ll*cks. The Great Barrier Reef's coral cover has reached the greatest extent ever recorded. If we look at the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) data (which isn't ideal for various reasons) the WIO (West Indian Ocean) shows 26% hard coral cover in 1985 upto 30% in 2020. South Asia reefs shows a decline around 2000 to below 25% then a regrowth to around 40% (2010) and a decline to 25% (2020). The Red Sea shows no change at around 25% (1995-2020). So the pattern in these three areas show no relationship to each other or to a changing climate. GCRMN data for the most important coral bioregion, the East Asia Seas, with 30% of the world’s coral reefs, and containing the most diverse coral of the ‘Coral Triangle’, show no statistically significant net coral loss since records began. The East Asia region has the biggest human population living in close proximity to reefs, and is located in the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool – the hottest major water mass on earth.
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@PremierCCGuyMMXVI The current warming began around 1700 prior to any large scale combustion of fossil fuels. Also the warming has been small (1°C) and appears to have been largely beneficial. It has not been smooth, for example there was a period of cooling during the 50s, 60s and 70s (NOAA). When many scientists believed the next ice age had begun. Current warming is smaller than predicted by all models (actual is 0.13°C per decade since 1979, UAH v6) so around ½°C for the past 40 years but no overall warming over the past 8. This will result in a further 1° of warming by 2100 which can be adapted to, as with the previous 1°.
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No warming since before this was made. There is no climate emergency. The Earth was warmer in the recent and distant past. It also warmed faster in the past.
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@Nen Master5 What is ironic is your respect for conjuration, especially considering your comment on matters scientific. Also the 'we have' gives it a nice cultic flavour, or am I being sarcastic? Nevertheless, your f-bomb mountain requires a little erosion. I have two pieces of evidence you may find elucidating relating to my comment on 'no warming'. Firstly, satellite data from 1979 onwards (UAH v6) shows hesitant global warming averaging 0.16°C per decade. In itself nothing to be concerned about. However, over the last 8 years there has been no overall warming in the data. As a second example, you might also want to take a look at the state of the art US Climate Reference Network (run by NOAA). It shows no warming overall since 2005 when they started recording. In fact it shows cooling of about -0.61°C.
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Climate change is real, but it is not serious and it's not a problem for solving. There is no climate crisis.
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There has been no warming in USA since at least 2005.
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@PremierCCGuyMMXVI Oh! You need fake predictions from scientists: 1958 the Arctic Ocean will be Ice free in one generation. 1967 there will be global famine. 1970 there will be an ice age in the 21st century. 1971 50 years away from an ice age. 1972 glacial temperatures within a century. 1974 satellites show ice age coming fast. 1978 no end to cooling trend. 1979 ice at North Pole will melt in one lifetime. 1982 environmental catastrophe by 2000. 1988 Maldives underwater in 30 years. 1989 entire nations underwater by 2000. 2000 snowfall has become a thing of the past. 2004 UK climate will become Siberian. Cities will sink into the ocean. 2006 10 years until a point of no return. 2007 if no action 2012 will be too late. Also 2007 Arctic ice free 2010, or 2015, or 2013, or 5 years take your pick. 2008 the Arctic ice sheet would melt away. Also 2008 North Pole ice free in ... 2008 ... or in 10 years. 2009 Arctic ice free in 2014. 2012 snow will be gone by 2020. 2013 Methane catastrophe in 2 years because of ice free Arctic. 2018 zero chance of permanent ice in Arctic by 2022. Also 2018 humans to go extinct by 2023 from climate change. 2022 End of Snow predicted.
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