Phil Jones does an about face on "statistically significant" warming

From the “make up your mind” department:

Last year, he told BBC News that post-1995 warming was not significant – a statement still seen on blogs critical of the idea of man-made climate change.

But another year of data has pushed the trend past the threshold usually used to assess whether trends are “real”. Dr Jones says this shows the importance of using longer records for analysis. Short summary: Post 1995 warming now “significant” according to Jones Story title: Global warming since 1995 ‘now significant’

Full story here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13719510

Story submitted by WUWT reader Chris Phillips