For anybody who cares - the first iteration of temperature data supporting the 1940-70 cooldown period included only latitudes from 20 to 90 degrees North. When

For anybody who cares - the first iteration of temperature data supporting the 1940-70 cooldown period included only latitudes from 20 to 90 degrees North. When equatorial and southern-hemisphere data become available, it showed the cooling was less than previously thought. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GISSTemperature/giss_temperature2.php http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GISSTemperature/gi...