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Global Temperatures Rose 2.7 Degrees F Since 1753

Date Posted: 
August 3, 2012
Publisher: 
Berkeley Earth

A new study, conducted by Richard Muller (a known climate change denier) and other scientists from Berkeley Earth, shows that the Earth has warmed about 2.7 degrees F in the last 250 years, and that this warming closely follows carbon dioxide concentrations. Solar variability did not play a role in this warming, according to the report, confirming that human greenhouse gas emissions are the most likely cause of increasing global temperatures. All of the data from the study are available online, including regional temperature records.