Originally Posted by
RickNRoll
It has a huge gap in it around 1960. So much for 'pristine'.
Mmmm ... Thats the very definition of Pristine ... you know ... "
in its original condition; unspoilt."
Perfect, would be if there was no break in the data
Anyway, I don't think it's AGW that's made people pay attention, rather it's
CAGW. Without the "C" its not worth a bucket of warm spit (with apologies to John Nance Garner).
I think you'll find that people knew the importance of collecting data on temperature, it just that there weren't trillions at stake for the prophets and acolytes of the 21st century's new religion