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[–] Caboose_Calloway 1 point 34 points (+35|-1) ago 

From the abstract linked in the article:

Previous analyses of global temperature trends during the first decade of the 21st century seemed to indicate that warming had stalled. This allowed critics of the idea of global warming to claim that concern about climate change was misplaced. Karl et al. now show that temperatures did not plateau as thought and that the supposed warming “hiatus” is just an artifact of earlier analyses. Warming has continued at a pace similar to that of the last half of the 20th century, and the slowdown was just an illusion.

So the scientists are saying "There is no such thing as hiatus. Global warming is going full steam ahead." and the conservative blog is interpreting that as "See no hiatus, therefore no global warming."

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[–] totes-mah-voats 2 points 1 point (+3|-2) ago  (edited ago)

You should check out the video I posted somewhere on these comments. I don't want to get accused of spamming, so I'll refrain from posting it twice. If more people saw the very significant science-based concerns about the anthropogenic climate change argument, then we could have a more honest debate. Unfortunately, the issue has become so politicized that science has taken a back seat.

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[–] escapetomars 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

When "scientists" are referred to in the global warming debate, what's usually meant is - people with science degrees who we confirmed were fanatic supporters of anthropogenic climate change before we quoted anything they said.

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[–] Level_Cannon ago 

No, scientists who are referenced in global warming debate often have peer-reviewed studies on the topic at hand. This has been an issue for decades now and the science hasn't been proven false yet. Sure, there have been mistakes and badly calibrated readings but even with those corrections the model and outlook is not looking good.