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Scientists Gather In San Diego To Talk About Global Warming
KPBS ^ | June 15, 2016 | By Susan Murphy

Posted on 06/16/2016 10:32:16 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Scientists from San Diego and a dozen countries around the world are gathered at the University of San Diego this week to share their latest research. Among some of the major topics at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference are climate change, heat waves and ocean acidification.

Geophysicist Peter Ward, who worked for the U.S. Geological Survey for nearly three decades, discussed warming global temperatures during his Wednesday session.

"There's a very interesting correlation between warming and volcanism at the end of the last ice age," Ward said.

He said the past two years of record warmth can be attributed to more than greenhouse gases. Ward blames ozone depletion caused by the Bardarbunga volcano eruption in Iceland in September 2014.

"It was the biggest flow of basalt that's been observed since 1783," Ward said. "Now that's good news, because if it's Baroarbunga that's causing the warming, next year we can expect it to be getting cooler again."

Global temperatures in 2015 were nearly 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit above the average for all of the 20th Century. This year is on track to be even warmer, Ward said.

The conference wraps up on Friday, but the topic of soaring temperatures will likely continue to dominate discussions in San Diego as the region is expecting triple-digit heat this weekend.


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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Reality check. If this is one of the warmest years in modern history, how come they just broke the lowest ever temperature recorded in Antarctica ?

Coldest Temperature in Antarctica

21 posted on 06/16/2016 12:36:25 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: justa-hairyape

Well duh. The ozone hole is over Antarctica. All of the cold air is rushing out the hole, and passes by the thermometer as it leaves, never to be seen again. And all of the hot air stays behind. (Hot air rises, so all of the cold air sinks to the south - look at a map!).

BTW - the poor ozone hole doesn’t seem to get much press lately. Somebody needs to call their promotional agent.


22 posted on 06/16/2016 12:50:42 PM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: oh8eleven

Yes! I like that movie!


23 posted on 06/16/2016 1:10:04 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: RummyChick

LOL!


24 posted on 06/17/2016 2:47:10 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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