Re:What's Really Warming the World?
by yongjik on Sunday February 26, 2017 @02:48PM
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I disagree.
As you said, by 1880 the world was recovering from Little Ice Age. That is, between 1880 and mid-20th century the world showed a natural tendency to become progressively warmer.
This natural warming reduces the contrast with what followed, and makes the graph look more like a smooth transition. As others commented, if you look farther back, natural temperature variations smooth out, and the "hockey stick" shape becomes unmistakable.
As you said, by 1880 the world was recovering from Little Ice Age. That is, between 1880 and mid-20th century the world showed a natural tendency to become progressively warmer.
This natural warming reduces the contrast with what followed, and makes the graph look more like a smooth transition. As others commented, if you look farther back, natural temperature variations smooth out, and the "hockey stick" shape becomes unmistakable.