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Saturday, April 13, 2019

A brief lesson on climate history from a real scientist


"Today we remain locked 
in what is essentially still
the Pleistocene Ice Age, 
with an average global 
temperature of 14.5 C. 

This compares with a low 
of about 12 C. during 
the periods of maximum 
glaciation in this Ice Age 
to an average of 22 C. 
during the Greenhouse Ages, 
which occurred over 
longer time periods 
prior to the most recent 
Ice Age. 

During the 
Greenhouse Ages, 
there was no ice 
on either pole 
and all the land 
was tropical and 
sub-tropical, 
from pole to pole. 

As recently as 5 million 
years ago the Canadian 
Arctic Islands were 
completely forested. 

Today, we live in an 
unusually cold period 
in the history of life 
on Earth and there is 
no reason to believe 
that a warmer climate 
would be anything
but beneficial for 
humans and the 
majority of other 
species."       

Patrick Moore, Ph.D.
Statement before the Senate Environment
 and Public Works Committee, 
Subcommittee on Oversight,
      February 25, 2014