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Originally Posted by Azure
Well people are predicting that based on Co2 levels the temperature of the earth will rise x amount in a certain period of time.
Meanwhile, we can't properly predict the temperature going into next week.
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You're comparing 2 different processes. That's like saying we don't know what the Flames record was this year because we can't even figure out if they are going to win tonight.
They can take core samples from glaciers, frozen ground, pourous rock, and so and and measure what the levels were thousands of years ago. It is a science that figures out how what conditions were in certain periods. Forecasting is hugely difficult fluid dynamics issues that the biggest fastest computers in the world are designed to try and tackle. They are different skill sets.
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