2014 Was the Hottest Year on Record

i would also just how accurate the data is before it was automated? cause in can see that we humans arent really all that big on cold or heat

It is very difficult to survive as a scientist if you let your dogmatic narrative trump your data. I am surprised that 6% of scientist are members of the GOP tribe – maybe they are RINO’s

So yes lets cherry-pick the layer of the atmosphere where 2014 is only the 3’rd hottest, cause then all is good? Next year I am sure we can find some other layer where it is not the hottest year, so we won’t be needing to stop our self-indulgence and invest in our grandchildren’s future. Science is just fantastic, especially if you have no clue how to conduct it.

Probably the most relevant temperature is that of the oceans because the oceans have the ability to absorb and destroy heat in a dramatic fashion. The thermodynamics of the energy it takes to warm water verses air make this very interesting. The story I am following closely is that new science shows that the trade winds and ocean currents work together to have a cooling effect on the earth. http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v4/n3/full/nclimate2106.html .

The facts are that global warming has stalled since the trade winds started blowing again. This new record that has been repeated so much has a margin of error because of the nature of the measurements. NASA admits that there is only a 38% certainty that it is not correct that 2014 was actually the hottest year..

I am not one of these “Climate Change Deniers” of course humans have an impact on the earth and carbon in many forms is pollution. The earth also clearly went through a significant warming period however the warming pretty much stopped in 2001. It is still hot however the movement up since then is statistically insignificant. Regarding climate change If we actually get the numbers and the science right maybe we can start to take action example there are large plastic bag islands in our oceans one is the size of Texas let’s clean this up it is easy to execute and will have a positive effect on ocean circulation which might actually cool the earth.

My point is that if you are serious about helping our planet being wrong on global warming is not going to help.

Thanks for the article. What I like about this web site is that there are smart people who appreciate information. To be honest I had not seen this data. Like most people I have mostly seen the media published stuff which in my mind calls into question the coalition of CO2 and atmospheric temperatures since 2001. I also noticed that suddenly the name was “climate change” instead of “global warming” and we were all supposed to just believe this because of some 10 question survey of scientists.

I will take a close look at the information on this web site which does correlate with my understanding of earth science, physics, and theory of global warming. If this does indeed check out you will have had profoundly positive influence on my conversations and good will efforts. At the moment what puzzles me is that the earth is 2/3 ocean and if 2/3 of the planet has warmed appreciably and consistently why did that not show up in the surface temperature measurements published by the media?

It is important for our planet that we get the narrative correct and start to take action and debates like this one help. I am glad that we can agree that the oceans are the elephant in the room if one is to discuss global warming intelligently.