Originally Posted by Fluid

I've seen global climate graphs for the last 5000 yrs (estimates based on core samples of ice taken in the arctic and antarctic regions) and this global warming trend is only about 10 degree over 200 yrs, in the 4800 yrs before that the temperature was on a constant decline. This could be a hickup, or the planet could be in the midst of a normal temperature fluctuation. Nobody know, but hey, that doesn't grab headlines, or push a scientific agenda so instead of finding out they labeled it global warming and used it to curb the use of fossil fuels.