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by fexl 4015 days ago
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwarming/temperature-cha...

There you can see a strong correlation between CO2 levels and temperature going back nearly half a million years. Teasing out cause and effect is the interesting task.

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yeah, that correlation is totally the wrong way; the blue curve leads the red curve. Now, Look at the key:

Temperature change (blue) and carbon dioxide change (red)

Yes I understand that effect, and it makes sense that higher temperatures might cause more CO2 to come out of solution, as in a bottle of soda going flat more quickly at room temperature than in the refrigerator.

That said, I am not certain that the recent dramatic spike to 400 ppm of CO2 (from what I've read) could be entirely caused by the fairly moderate temperature rises measured in recent years.