Climate is warming - despite 'ups and downs'

6:04 AM Wed 5 Jan 2011 GMT

'Periodic short-term cooling should not be misinterpreted as signalling an end to global warming. (Credit: Chris Crerar) Reference: 10/116' &copy Copyright CSIRO Australia Click Here to view large photo

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Barrie Hunt, says 'Despite 2010 being a very warm year globally, the severity of the 2009-2010 northern winter and a wetter and cooler Australia in 2010 relative to the past few years have been misinterpreted by some to imply that climate change is not occurring.' 'Recent wet conditions in eastern Australia mainly reflect short-term climate variability and weather events, not longer-term climate change trends. Conclusions that climate is not changing are based on a misunderstanding of the roles of climatic change caused by increasing greenhouse gases and climatic variability due to natural processes in the ...

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