No, it didn’t. The biosphere has been absorbing a fairly constant proportion of “excess” carbon dioxide emitted by human activity, only sufferers of dioxycarbophobia and carbon scammers fear or claim this to be anything other than expected. And as far as we can tell it has nothing whatsoever to do with driving global temperature.
The earth would have warmed faster in the last two decades had there not been an unexplained rise in the amount of carbon dioxide being absorbed on land, scientists believe.
Scientists have discovered an “abrupt increase” since 1988 in the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) by the land biosphere, which comprises all of the planet’s plant and animal ecosystems.
Wellington-based scientist Dr Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher, from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, was part of the global research team investigating the distribution of CO2 emissions.
Ms Mikaloff-Fletcher said the breakthrough had taken scientists “completely by surprise”.
Although the findings were interesting, she said they created more questions than answers.
“We applied some really exciting statistical techniques … to look at how (the uptake of CO2 on land) is changing over time.
“We were completely taken by surprise (by the findings). It’s opened up a whole new series of questions.”
Luboš Motl bothered to comment on it here at The Reference Frame
There is no level too low for these seekers of 15 minutes of fame to sttop.
1981 340.10
1982 341.22
1983 342.84
1984 344.42
1985 345.86
1986 347.18
1987 348.99
1988 351.44
1989 352.89
1990 354.17
1991 355.48
1992 356.28
1993 356.95
1994 358.63
1995 360.63
1996 362.35
1997 363.49
1998 366.49
1999 368.13
2000 369.41
2001 371.07
2002 373.16
2003 375.81
2004 377.54
2005 379.78
2006 381.86
2007 383.73
2008 385.54
2009 387.35
2010 389.78
Increase looks pretty steady to me.
‘Cept around Pinatubo in 1991, but that effect is known.
http://weather.aol.com/2012/07/13/56-percent-of-u-s-suffering-drought-1-000-counties-labeled-dis/#page=1%3Ficid
Harold, peppering the comments with random links serves no purpose, unless your purpose is to waste everyone’s time.
Try typing words and see if you can make them form a coherent point. If you can’t do that I’ll have to consider withdrawing your posting privileges.
And in 36, over 70% was in drought.
In the year 1000 BC or so, we have records of an Egyptian drought that caused crop failures 7 years running. Read then end of Genesis.
Whatever.