text: And I say that knowing there has been a pause in temperatures since 1998. Like James Hansen. Its easy to see. But you know what? There have been pauses beforetwo in the modern temperature recordand when they finished, temperatures did not resume a random nature. They just kept climbing. The pause has been a plateau. Looking at the temperature record would have us bet (not the farm, not our livelihood, but a modest wager) that when this pause concludes temperatures will rise again.