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(...) That data is suspect. 100 years ago we did not have the technology to determine what the temperature was in a repeatable way over enough sample points to determine what the average temperature is at a given location. We've had that technology (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The determinations of temperature prior to accurate, systematic measurements by humans are derived from other environmental evidence, rather than simply noting what the thermometer said 150 years ago. I regret that I don’t have the particulars (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) They are plenty of ways to confidently estimate temperture. I'm looking at a graph I'm placing into a report right now that has sea-surface temperature estimates off the coast of California back to 130 kyears ago. As Dave said, they are other (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Global Warming (was: Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?)
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(...) No, it isn't. And the mob agrees. There is no way that Joe Average is going to give up his petrol and plastics and lots of electricity even if it does mean that we'll leave the Earth a burnt-out husk. (...) I think that there are specific and (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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