Agreed, that's what he was trying to say. Both of which are opinions, not fact.
The original poster was pointing out that it's warming now, and it's warmed in the past. He replied, "probably not", changing the topic and misleading the orginal poster. From fact, "It's warming again", to opinion, "i think this time is different".
I plan to sell my beach property and encourage my son to move out of Miami.
During the leadup to y2k, the news was full of "experts" claiming all the computers in the world were going to crash, the "grid would go down", no power, missles will launch themselves, you wouldn't be able to get money, etc.
At the time, I worked for CSC and was working on y2k updates for major financial institutions. There was not one whit of truth to any of it. Of the 50,000+ people at our company, the real 'experts', you couldn't find one single person who agreed with the press' "experts". Yet "the story" went on.
Of course then they all turned out to be wrong. And now the same folks are on to the next "crisis".
I've looked in-depth into the evidence. They appear to be very wrong. Cogitator and I have had long, drawn out discussions on the details. As I looked into the details, it became clear they're speculating wildly. And talking in this kind of double-speak.
But hey, I could be wrong. Altho with silicone breast implants, Katrina coverage, Iraq war coverage, etc . . . "the story" that the mainstream press pushes is, in my opinion, always to be assumed to be off-base.
But hey, eventually they have to get *one* thing right, so we'll see.
"It is warming up faster."
I think this issue is answered in subsequent comments. The sediment data (varves) seems to show it among other things.
"Selling my beach property."
I am not rushing right out to do this. You should notice I said in the next ten years. By that time the trends or successful counteractions should be evident. I can then make an intelligent informed decision regarding real estate. I would want to sell before the bulk of the population realizes that low lying property might not be worth very much in the not too distant future.