Friday, August 8, 2014

The pause in global warming explained

Updated list of 29 – Actually 30 – excuses for the 18 year ‘pause’ in global warming – ‘If you can’t explain the ‘pause’, you can’t explain the cause…’


By:  - Climate DepotJuly 28, 2014 2:05 PM with 298 comments
Updated list of 29 [Updated to 30] excuses for the nearly 18 year ‘pause’ in global warming
“If you can’t explain the ‘pause’, you can’t explain the cause”
RSS satellite data showing the 18 year ‘pause’ of global warming
Figure 1. RSS monthly global mean lower-troposphere temperature anomalies (dark blue) and trend (thick bright blue line), September 1996 to June 2014, showing no trend for 17 years 10 months.
An updated list of at least 29 excuses for the 18 year ‘pause’ in global warming, including recent scientific papers, media quotes, blogs, and related debunkings: 
15) We forgot to cherry-pick models in tune with natural variability [debunked]

16) Negative phase of Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation17) AMOC ocean oscillation
20) “It’s the hottest decade ever” Decadal averages used to hide the ‘pause’ [debunked]
25) Slower trade winds [debunked]
28) ENSO
UPDATE: It only took a few more days to reach #30:
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An incomplete list of excuses
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