Is it not the term that the global warming alarmists have used to explain the inconvenient truth, to use a phrase popularized by former Vice President Al Gore, that the satellite data over the last 18 years demonstrate no significant warming whatsoever. Global warming alarmists call that the pause because the computer models say there should be dramatic warming and yet the actual satellites taking the measurement don't show any significant warming. But, Senator, 97% of the scientists concur and agree that there is global warming and anthropogenic impact with regards to global. The problem with that statistic that gets cited a lot is it's based on one bogus study. (03:40–03:56)
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Asserts that the term "the pause" is used by global warming alarmists to describe a lack of significant warming shown by satellite data.
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