Global and regional trends and something odd with July

Can anybody agree on anything when it comes to global warming?

Probably not.

Hottest July ever on record! Except it isn't.

It is absurd the lengths some people will go to, when trying to convince everybody "it's warmer than ever before since we started keeping records!"

The data does not support this at all, even the data from the people making the claim.

It's sickening.

False statements and errors in science articles about global warming

Because I run into them all the time, and might feel like noting some of them, maybe even correcting them.  Probably not, but here's the page for it.

Basic facts about global warming, starting with "What is it?"

"Global warming" is a term, made up of two words. the simplest definition as it is commonly used, might be - "earth getting warmer because people burning fuels".  That is not the definition, but that's how many people think of it.

NASA - global warming vs climate change - Definitions

Global warming: the increase in Earth’s average surface temperature due to rising levels of greenhouse gases.

Climate change: a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth.

Charney adopted Broecker's usage. When referring to surface temperature change, Charney used "global warming." When discussing the many other changes that would be induced by increasing carbon dioxide, Charney used "climate change."

Within scientific journals, this is still how the two terms are used. Global warming refers to surface temperature increases, while climate change includes global warming and everything else that increasing greenhouse gas amounts will affect.

NOAA - definition - Global warming- A theory that increased concentrations of greenhouse gases are causing an elevation in the Earth's surface temperature.

AMS  Glossary of Meteorology - no entry for the term, closet to it might be Anthropogenic climate change, but that says nothing about global warming.

Another weather glossary, nothing for global warming

It has various definitions, depending on who you ask, or it doesn't appear at all. And while it has an entire Wikipedia article, it's not much help, since it doesn't include the information shown above, from NASA and NOAA.  The Wikipedia rticle doesn't even have the word "theory" in the entire article, and sources for the article.  Which is really nuts.

It really seems  it still depends on who you listen to, as to what it might actually mean.  Which is crazy.

Because it "means different things" to different people, using the term is a real pain in the behind in discussions, arguments and fights over it.

You might think something this important would be easy to find, clearly defined and explained, but you would be wrong.  OK except for this blog entry, which is clear and direct about it.

But this blog is not listed on Googles search engine.  Which is hilarious.