It was warmer 10,000 years ago than the scientific consensus thought it was. Much warmer. A Spruce tree that took root just following the last Ice Age shows that ten millenniums ago, it was warmer than it is today:
The world’s oldest tree has been found in Sweden, a tenacious spruce that first took root just after the end of the last ice age, more than 9,500 years ago.
The tree has rewritten the history of the climate in the region, revealing that it was much warmer at that time and the ice had disappeared earlier than thought.
Remember, there was a scientific consensus on this, just like there is a scientific consensus on “global warming.” The fact is, the consensus was wrong:
It had been thought that this region was still in the grip of the ice age but the tree shows it was much warmer, even than today, he says.
“Spruces are the species that can best give us insight about climate change,†he says.
The summers 9,500 years ago were warmer than today, though there has been a rapid recent rise as a result of climate change that means modern climate is rapidly catching up.
If I keep coming across articles like this, I may need to write a follow-up article to “10 Reasons to Doubt Global Warming is Man-Made.” It may be up to 20 now.
Hat Tip: Newsbusters
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