Current data from satellite and sea surface measurements of temperature in the troposphere, reveal

A) complete disagreement with predicted temperatures.
B) periods of cooling and warming until 1976, but after 1976, consistent warming.
C) no correlation between temperature and levels of greenhouse gases.
D) a general cooling of global atmospheric temperatures, more pronounced after 1976.


B

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