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by seadan83 1042 days ago
Agree on absolutes and hysterics.. Though, if the data tells us very bad things are on the horizon, how can that not be discounted as hysterics?

> Majority (or all?) dependable temperature data starts around 1900...

I don't think this is quite true. We don't need a thermometer measurement to know historical temperature.

"After analyzing enough ice core slices, which may each represent anywhere from a week to a year of time, a researcher can look for patterns to track changes in the atmosphere's composition and temperature, and what activity on Earth shaped it... The ratio of "light" oxygen-16 to "heavy" oxygen-18 in a sample, for instance, reveals the global temperature when the ice formed; " [1]

[1] https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-tech/climate-c...