Topic: Happy 35th birthday, global warming!

[sam]

Global warming is turning 35! Not only has the current spate of global warming been going on for about 35 years now, but also the term “global warming” will have its 35th anniversary next week. On 8 August 1975, Wally Broecker published his paper “Are we on the brink of a pronounced global warming?” in the journal Science. That appears to be the first use of the term “global warming” in the scientific literature (at least it’s the first of over 10,000 papers for this search term according to the ISI database of journal articles).

http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2010/07/happy-35th-birthday-global-warming/

[chorleydave]

Shame that Mr Broecker forgot to tell Chorley.  Apart from leaves on the trees, it's like the middle of February here. 

[Clive]

I've just been looking at the long range forecast for August and they reckon maximum temperature during the second week is just 13C for us!   

[Rik]

Perfect.

[Clive]

   I'd like 23C. 

[Rik]

And you shall have it, Clive. Next June...

[Clive]

Strange how June has now become the warmest month. 

[Rik]

It knows that I go on holiday then.

[Clive]

 

[Simon]

I've just been looking at the long range forecast for August and they reckon maximum temperature during the second week is just 13C for us!   

Bliss! 

[Rik]

 

[Clive]

 

[sam]

I've said this before and I will say this again, global warming does not necessarily mean local warming...