A New Look at Global Warming

Rick Perry may think Global Warming isn't for real.  He must not have read the report from the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Project


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The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Project 


A New Assessment of Global Warming 

 The most important indicator of global warming, by far, is the land and sea surface temperature record. This has been criticized in several ways, including the choice of stations and the methods for correcting systematic errors. The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study sets out to to do a new analysis of the surface temperature record in a rigorous manner that addresses this criticism. We are using over 39,000 unique stations, which is more than five times the 7,280 stations found in the Global Historical Climatology Network Monthly data set (GHCN-M) that has served as the focus of many climate studies.


Our aim is to resolve current criticism of the former temperature analyses, and to prepare an open record that will allow rapid response to further criticism or suggestions. Our results include not only our best estimate for the global temperature change, but estimates of the uncertainties in the record.


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Participating Institutions 


The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project is supported in part by the Director, Office of Science, of the U.S. Department of Energy. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has administered the financial support provided by the Department of Energy (Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231), and is a participating institution. Many of the participants work for Berkeley Lab.

About Berkeley Lab: Bringing Science Solutions to the World

In the world of science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is synonymous with “excellence.” Eleven scientists associated with Berkeley Lab have won the Nobel Prize. Fifty-seven Lab scientists are members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors for a scientist in the United States. Thirteen Berkeley Lab scientists have won the National Medal of Science, our nation's highest award for lifetime achievement in fields of scientific research.