“Atmospheric CO2 follows temperature changes in Antarctica with a lag of some hundreds of years.”
Isn’t that particularly embarrassing considering that Antarctica
seems to provide the perfect experimental set up to test the efficacy of
CO2?
“Antarctica is by far the best natural control for measuring the
impact of CO2 on atmospheric temperature. There are no cities, no roads,
no buildings, no lakes and the air is extremely dry and cold.
Antarctica is a large area of almost uniform “albedo” or reflectivity,
naturally controlling for any distortion caused by the terrain. The
major greenhouse gas over Antarctica is CO2, and its temperature is
close to the -80°C which is close to the temperature absorbed by CO2 in
the 13 & 18µ band of LWIR. Antarctica is like a giant petri dish for
climate research.
What do you get when you control for water vapor and the Urban Heat
Island Effect? Temperatures have actually FALLEN since 1979 in
Antarctica. In fact, temperatures are actually flat over the past 50
years. CO2 has increased from 310 ppm in 1955 to 400 ppm today, and its
impact on temperatures in Antarctica is immeasurable. When the impact of
CO2 is isolated, and all other significant factors are controlled for,
CO2 has no measurable impact on atmospheric temperatures. Antarctica
temperature data proves it beyond any reasonable doubt.”
