Oh, phooie. Maybe the science isn't settled.

"NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California just released a decade-long study which evaluated ocean temperatures at extreme depths, and the parsing of these results is incredibly interesting.

The first paragraphs from the October 6th release is illustrative:

The cold waters of Earth’s deep ocean have not warmed measurably since 2005, according to a new NASA study, leaving unsolved the mystery of why global warming appears to have slowed in recent years.

If one might recall, scientists who claim that carbon dioxide drives global warming are unable to explain a 17-year hiatus in rising global temperatures, all while carbon dioxide levels continue to rise. Obviously, if carbon dioxide drives global temperatures, this is literally impossible: No correlation, no causation.

The press release continues:

Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, analyzed satellite and direct ocean temperature data from 2005 to 2013 and found the ocean abyss below 1.24 miles (1,995 meters) has not warmed measurably. Study coauthor Josh Willis of JPL said these findings do not throw suspicion on climate change itself. [Of course not]...

In summary, NASA reports that deep ocean water temperatures neither explain the increase in ocean surface temperatures, nor why global temperatures appear to have paused in recent years."

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/10/185975-n...arming-9-years/

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How about the effect of the Fukishima nuclear disaster. That baby is still releasing radioactive water into the ocean. Has anyone seen any reports on the dangers posed by this out of control meltdown?

"As of 2013, about 400 tonnes per day of cooling water was being pumped into the reactors. Another 400 tonnes of groundwater was seeping into the structure. Some 800 tonnes of water per day was removed for treatment, half of which was reused for cooling and half diverted to storage tanks.[164] Ultimately the contaminated water, after treatment to remove radionuclides other than tritium, may have to be dumped into Pacific.[36] TEPCO intend to create an underground ice wall to reduce the rate contaminated groundwater reaches the sea.[165]

In February 2014, NHK reported that TEPCO was reviewing its radiation data, after finding much higher levels of radiation than was reported earlier. TEPCO now says that levels of 5 million becquerels (0.12 millicuries) of strontium per liter were detected in groundwater collected in July 2013 and not 900,000 becquerels (0.02 millicuries), as initially reported.[166][167]

"In March 2014, numerous news sources, including NBC,[168] began predicting that the radioactive underwater plume traveling through the Pacific Ocean would reach the western seaboard of the continental United States. Though the common story was that the amount of radioactivity would be harmless and temporary once it arrived."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_D...uclear_disaster

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