{"id":269045,"date":"2023-07-24T11:05:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T09:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269045"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:05:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T09:05:26","slug":"watts-up-with-warming-and-co2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269045","title":{"rendered":"Watts Up With Warming and\u00a0CO2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"430\" data-attachment-id=\"269062\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269062\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-689.png?fit=829%2C493&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"829,493\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-689\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-689.png?fit=723%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-689.png?resize=723%2C430&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-689.png?w=829&amp;ssl=1 829w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-689.png?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-689.png?resize=768%2C457&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/\">Science Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/author\/ronaldrc\/\">Ron Clutz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-yHQ-MVXqLo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Watts has a short and to the point video entitled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-yHQ-MVXqLo&amp;t=50s\"><strong>The True Relationship of CO2 and Temperature That the Media Won\u2019t Tell You<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 For those who prefer reading I provide below a transcript in italics, lightly edited from the closed captions, along with images and my bolds.\u00a0 H\/T\u00a0 Geo Rublik<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Climate change is in fact real. Climate has changed on the earth for millennia. Okay that\u2019s just the natural order of things\u2013climate is not static in any way shape or form. Let\u2019s start with that.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"593\" data-attachment-id=\"269048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269048\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/03742c-6a010536b58035970c013482e6a19e970c-pi.webp?fit=1000%2C820&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,820\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"03742c-6a010536b58035970c013482e6a19e970c-pi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/03742c-6a010536b58035970c013482e6a19e970c-pi.webp?fit=723%2C593&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/03742c-6a010536b58035970c013482e6a19e970c-pi.webp?resize=723%2C593&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/03742c-6a010536b58035970c013482e6a19e970c-pi.webp?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/03742c-6a010536b58035970c013482e6a19e970c-pi.webp?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/03742c-6a010536b58035970c013482e6a19e970c-pi.webp?resize=768%2C630&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>The first point is: Yes, carbon dioxide does have an effect.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>However it is down on the lower side of things,<strong>&nbsp;almost minuscule<\/strong>. The reason is the fact that we have reached saturation of<strong>&nbsp;the effect of carbon dioxide<\/strong>&nbsp;on warming the atmosphere. It&nbsp;<strong>happens in the first 100 parts per million and then after that it\u2019s a logarithmic scale.<\/strong>&nbsp;The effect flattens out at the top, and&nbsp;<strong>we\u2019re very nearly at the top of the curve<\/strong>&nbsp;of the effect of carbon dioxide warming the planet.&nbsp;<strong>The ability for additional carbon dioxide to affect the temperature is is quickly diminishing to become flat.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"510\" data-attachment-id=\"269051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269051\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-682.png?fit=1000%2C706&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-682\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-682.png?fit=723%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-682.png?resize=723%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-682.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-682.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-682.png?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This mod trend calculation shows exactly what I\u2019m talking about. In the first hundred parts per million, it\u2019s just a rapid increase. And then it tapers off more and more. So\u00a0<strong>the idea of climate running away due to carbon dioxide isn\u2019t going to happen.<\/strong>\u00a0So yes carbon dioxide does have an effect which gets smaller as the amount of concentration of co2 gets larger.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>The second point is what I brought up in my surface station project.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Namely, that\u00a0<strong>we are retaining more and more heat in our local areas<\/strong>\u00a0due to increased infrastructure, increased concrete, asphalt and so forth. So are locales are retaining heat at night. And<strong>\u00a0the more artificial structures and surfaces we have in the vicinity of the thermometer, the more it warms<\/strong>\u00a0the temperature at night, it doesn\u2019t get as cold.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" data-attachment-id=\"269053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269053\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-683.png?fit=600%2C419&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,419\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-683\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-683.png?fit=600%2C419&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-683.png?resize=600%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-683.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-683.png?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Well the climate folks track climate change per se using the average temperature. That<strong>\u00a0average temperature is obtained by averaging between the daily high and the low<\/strong>. So if the low goes up and the high stays the same. then the average is going to go up. That\u2019s the result\u00a0<strong>showing a warming planet, mostly based on the nighttime temperature going up.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>[Note the\u00a0<strong>dotted red line for daytime averages changes little<\/strong>\u00a0compared to the rise of nightime averages shown by blue dotted line.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e81515\" class=\"has-inline-color\">That\u2019s due both to carbon dioxide retarding heat going to space and<br>because we\u2019ve got more localized influences of infrastructure retaining heat<br>which affects the thermometers. it\u2019s just that simple.<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Addendum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"269055\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269055\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-684.png?fit=606%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"606,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-684\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-684.png?fit=606%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-684.png?resize=723%2C537&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269055\" style=\"width:758px;height:563px\" width=\"723\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-684.png?w=606&amp;ssl=1 606w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-684.png?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-684.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thirdly, there has also been man made warming of the temperature record by making adjustments to the observations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"645\" data-attachment-id=\"269056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269056\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-685.png?fit=880%2C785&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"880,785\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-685\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-685.png?fit=723%2C645&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-685.png?resize=723%2C645&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-685.png?w=880&amp;ssl=1 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-685.png?resize=300%2C268&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-685.png?resize=768%2C685&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s a third point Anthony didn\u2019t raise, but I will. There has also been man made warming of the temperature record by making adjustments to the observations. And those\u00a0<strong>data alterations always serve to increase the warming trend.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The diagram above comes from KNMI showing how repeated adjustments over time added increments of warming to the GISSTemp record. The blue line is the GISS value for January 1910.\u00a0 The red line is GISS value for January 2000.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>The values for both months change many times between the GISS dataset at May 2008 and the same dataset at June 2023.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The effect is to\u00a0<strong>increase the warming (the difference between January 1910 and 2000) from 0.45 C to 0.67 C, due to lowering the 1910 number and increasing the 2000 number.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Ole Humlum commented:\u00a0<strong>A<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0temperature record which keeps on changing the past hardly can qualify as being correct<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have also done a study of the records of surface stations rated by Watts\u2019 project as having a #1 rating for siting quality\u2013no urban heat sources nearby. That analysis compared raw data (as reported by the local weather authority) with the adjusted data (reanalyzed before input into climatology models.)\u00a0 See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.com\/2020\/03\/16\/updated-review-of-temperature-data\/\"><strong>Updated Review of Temperature Data<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rclutz.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/26\/temperature-data-review-project-my-submission\/\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>which also\u00a0<strong>confirms the problems noted above<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"269058\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269058\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-686.png?fit=697%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"697,383\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-686\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-686.png?fit=697%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-686.png?resize=723%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269058\" style=\"width:760px;height:418px\" width=\"723\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-686.png?w=697&amp;ssl=1 697w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-686.png?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The analysis showed the effect of GHCN adjustments on each of the 23 stations in the sample. The\u00a0<strong>average<\/strong>\u00a0station was\u00a0<strong>warmed by +0.58 C\/Century, from +.18 to +.76<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>comparing adjusted to unadjusted records.<\/strong>\u00a019 station records were warmed, 6 of them by more than +1 C\/century. 4 stations were cooled, most of the total cooling coming at one station, Tallahassee. So for this set of stations, the\u00a0<strong>chance of adjustments producing warming is 19\/23 or 83%.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0For example,<strong>\u00a0Baker City Oregon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"468\" data-attachment-id=\"269059\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=269059\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-687.png?fit=1000%2C647&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,647\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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