if CO2 plays this role it is surprising that climatic proxies indicate that Antarctica seems to have warmed prior to the Northern Hemisphere, yet glacial cycles follow in phase with Northern insolation
It is simple. The sun causes northern hemisphere warming which causes northern hemisphere cooling which causes southern hemisphere warming which causes CO2 which causes northern hemisphere warming – and it is all driven by CO2 which happened in the last step.
RealClimate: Unlocking the secrets to ending an Ice Age
If you believe that crap, then you should probably buy some oceanfront property in Yuma, Arizona.
In science and philosophy, ad hoc means the addition of extraneous hypotheses to a theory to save it from being falsified. Ad hoc hypotheses compensate for anomalies not anticipated by the theory in its unmodified form. Scientists are often skeptical of theories that rely on frequent, unsupported adjustments to sustain them. Ad hoc hypotheses are often characteristic of pseudoscientific subjects.[1] Much of Ad hoc hypotheses are not necessarily incorrect, however.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hoc
You guys really don’t understand warmcold…… while the concept particular to climate dynamics is unique, very similar lines of thinking are expressed and proven by Eric Arthur Blair. You should read his works.
Scary stuff.
Hi, I stumbled on this post: http://puckerclust.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/physics-trumps-right-wing-ideology/#comment-278
Given Steve’s detailed knowledge of the data, I was wondering about “fact #8”. Is there any data to support this assertion?
Nighttime temperatures are increasing, but not for the reason the author claims. That is the classic symptom of Urban Heat islands. Concrete and asphalt retain heat at night and keep temperatures elevated.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/general/monsoon/MonsoonPMA.php