Let's clear some things up first:
1) Scientific records of average global temperature only started in 1880.
2) The 'little ice age' started about 550 years ago and ended in the mid nineteenth century (hence the world started to naturally warm up at the same time as temperature records were beginning to be taken) - i.e. the world was colder than normal at the beginning of the readings.
3) In 1883 Krakatoa errupted, spewing tonnes of soot into the atmosphere and blocking out the sunlight for a substantial time, such that the average global temperature dropped by up to 5 degrees centigrade. The atmosphere was only clear enough to begin increasing the average global temperature again in the mid twentieth century.
Just these three facts can clearly show how the world is warming up back to its NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE and, consequently, isn't the result of our carbon dioxide usage. In fact, the amount of carbon dioxide we release is tiny compared to what is naturally released
2007-02-06
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