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You know that somehow, the Disciples Of Gore will find a way to blame this on anthropogenic global warming, hence their riotous use of the phrase “climate change.” Via Climate Depot

The latest global averaged satellite temperature data for June 2009 reveals yet another drop in the Earth’s temperature. This latest drop in global temperatures means despite his dire warnings, the Earth has cooled .74°F since former Vice President Al Gore released “An Inconvenient Truth” in 2006.

According to the latest data courtesy of algorelied.com: “For the record, this month’s Al Gore / ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Index indicates that global temperatures have plunged approximately .74°F (.39°C) since ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ was released.” (see satellite temperature chart here with key dates noted, courtesy of www.Algorelied.com – The global satellite temperature data comes from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Also see: 8 Year Downtrend Continues in Global Temps) (snip)

A record cool summer has descended upon many parts of the U.S. after predictions of the “year without a summer.” There has been no significant global warming since 1995, no warming since 1998 and global cooling for the past few years.

In addition, New peer-reviewed scientific studies now predict a continued lack of global warming for up to three decades as natural climate factors dominate. (See: Climate Fears RIP…for 30 years!? – Global Warming could stop ‘for up to 30 years! Warming ‘On Hold?…’Could go into hiding for decades’ study finds – Discovery.com – March 2, 2009 )

Next up, we’ll see some interesting ad hominem attacks on the data, saying it must have been paid for by Big Oil or Big Coal or something.

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One thing to note – while 0.39 ºC might not seem significant, keep in mind that the AGW true believers have been telling us that a 1 ºC rise in global mean temperature would mean massive ice pack melting and rising sea levels that would wipe out all kinds of coastal regions, wreaking unimaginable havoc on worldwide civilisation.

To add to that, the working group to the 4th IPCC reported that there was a 1.33 ± 0.32 F (0.74 ± 0.18 C) increase in the global temperature over the 20th Century. So a decrease of .74 F is pretty huge. Of course, it begs the question, will this continue the general trend, or, is this a blip in the current warming trend which has been going on since the 1850’s? Remember, there were many times of above average heat during the Little Ice Age. I guess time will tell. But, if out of control CO2 is the cause of global warming, then why is the climate seeing a decrease in temperature?