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Posted Fri Sep 4 2009: from Science, via BBC: Arctic 'warmest in 2000 years' http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1252070106 Changes to the Earth's orbit drove centuries of cooling, but temperatures rose fast in the last 100 years as human greenhouse gas emissions rose. Scientists took evidence from ice cores, tree rings and lake sediments.... "The 20th Century stands out in strong contrast to the cooling that should have continued. The last half-century was the warmest of the 2,000-year temperature record, and the last 10 years have been especially dramatic," he told BBC News. [Read more stories about: albedo effect, arctic meltdown, anthropogenic change] New!: Your Quips: Farley says: "Surely it's not *us*." Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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