[PreciousLiberty]

'Speaking as a pilot and a student of the weather for more than 30 years what we are currently experiencing isn't nearly far enough removed from "average" to remotely be considered "dramatic".....it's just "weather".....'

First of all, we're discussing 'climate' not 'weather', and there's a big difference. It's the same mistake the alarmists make when the freak out over the arctic sea ice. Yes, it's a big area. No, changes there don't necessarily mean that the *global* average temperature corresponds.

On the other hand, I'd argue that the weather has been quite dramatic this last winter, including a large number of all-time record low temperatures for a given date, and this spring we're seeing a rash of all-time record "low high" temperatures for a given date. We just had one here last week.

However, we were discussing climate, specifically global average temperature. Check this out:

The 1/2007 to 1/2008 temperature drop was the biggest one-year drop on record. Dramatic enough for me, and depending on how things go with the minimum it may just be the beginning.

Linked from "Sea Level Has Not Risen for Three Years - New Monthly SPPI CO2 Report".

[maryz]

Interesting chart — just out of curiosity, has the IPCC commented on or explained or explained away how far their projections have been diverging from the actual? Have they noticed? ;-)

[dangerdoc]

We may end up praying for global warming befor this is over.

[Thermalseeker]

The 1/2007 to 1/2008 temperature drop was the biggest one-year drop on record.

BFD. Biggest drop "ever" on records that go back 130 years at best. Absolutely meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Call me when it snows in Tennessee in June.....