{"id":336164,"date":"2024-07-11T09:47:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T07:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=336164"},"modified":"2024-07-11T09:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T07:47:42","slug":"media-reports-earths-1-5c-temperature-limit-was-breached-for-12-months-in-a-row-nothing-bad-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=336164","title":{"rendered":"Media Reports Earth\u2019s \u20181.5C Temperature limit\u2019 was \u2018breached for 12 months in a row\u2019 \u2013 Nothing Bad Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"362\" data-attachment-id=\"336166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336166\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?fit=2560%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1280\" 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=\"0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?fit=723%2C362&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?resize=723%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?resize=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?resize=1536%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?resize=2048%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?resize=1200%2C600&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0marvin-kaboom-copy-scaled-1.webp?w=2169&amp;ssl=1 2169w\" 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:\/\/climaterealism.com\/2024\/07\/media-reports-earths-1-5c-temperature-limit-was-breached-for-12-months-in-a-row-nothing-bad-happened\/\"> ClimateRealism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/author\/awatts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anthony Watts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, several media outlets claimed that June 2024 was the hottest June on record globally and that it topped off a string of 12 or 13 warmer than normal months, which they blamed on human-induced climate change. Each of the news stories made false claims of reaching&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climateataglance.com\/climate-at-a-glance-tipping-point-1-5-degrees-celsius-warming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate tipping points<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climateataglance.com\/category\/extreme-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extreme weather events<\/a>, and that the extended streak of hot temperatures proved a \u201cclimate crisis\u201d was at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some of the headlines:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/article\/2024\/jul\/08\/temperatures-1-point-5c-above-pre-industrial-era-average-for-12-months-data-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>The Guardian,<\/em>)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/08\/nx-s1-5032616\/june-13th-straight-monthly-heat-record-climate-warming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June sizzled to a 13th straight monthly heat record, but July might break string<\/a>&nbsp;(National Public Radio,) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/31e565e9-e08a-42c7-90e6-6ccdc3dc47e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World in line for hottest year as 1.5C limit breached for 12 months in a row<\/a>&nbsp;(<em>Financial Times.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That ongoing 1.5C temperature limit scare-story has people around the world rattled. For example, this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iufap.org\/2021\/10\/31\/we-are-on-the-verge-of-a-climate-catastrophe-why-is-1-5c-is-the-limit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">infographic<\/a>&nbsp;from The Asia-Pacific branch of the International Union of Food workers (IUF) says (bold author\u2019s):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Global warming caused by human activities reached approximately 1\u00b0C over the past 170 years, increasing at 0.2\u00b0C per decade. Scientists warn that an average rise of more than 1.5\u00b0C in the surface temperature of the earth compared to pre-industrial levels&nbsp;<strong>will be catastrophic for the environment and human health.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But despite 12 months of the globe being above the so-called temperature limit,&nbsp;<em>nothing bad happened on a global scale.<\/em>&nbsp;Claims of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/resources\/impacts-degrees-warming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate catastrophe once we passed the so-called 1.5C temperature limit<\/a>, never happened. The limit was nothing more than a political talking point from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/climatechange\/paris-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2015 Paris Climate Conference<\/a>, as described in this&nbsp;<em>Associated Press<\/em>&nbsp;article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/climate-science-business-scotland-europe-7b282af7df95b55dff2630e158631a73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The magic 1.5: What\u2019s behind climate talks\u2019 key elusive goal<\/a>. The AP wrote, \u201cin a way both the \u20181.5 and 2 degree C thresholds are somewhat arbitrary,\u2019 Stanford University climate scientist Rob Jackson said in an email. \u2018Every tenth of a degree matters!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, despite surpassing that arbitrary limit, the \u201ccrisis\u201d progressive politicians and alarmists in the mainstream media have been warning about failed to materialize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First let\u2019s check the global temperature. The source of all these news stories comes from a recent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climate.copernicus.eu\/surface-air-temperature-may-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release by Copernicus<\/a>, part of the European Commission. A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climate.copernicus.eu\/copernicus-may-2024-12th-consecutive-month-record-high-temperatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">graph by Copernicus<\/a>, seen in Figure 1 below, illustrates the \u201climit\u201d and the 12-month temperature peak:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"543\" data-attachment-id=\"336167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336167\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-232.png?fit=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,577\" 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-232\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-232.png?fit=723%2C543&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-232.png?resize=723%2C543&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-232.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-232.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-232.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-232.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-232.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure 1 \u2013 Twelve-month running mean anomalies of the global average surface air temperature relative to the 1850\u20131900 pre-industrial average, based on monthly values from January 1940 to May 2024. Data source: ERA5. Credit: C3S\/ECMWF.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note the sharp peak in Figure 1 topping out at 1.63\u00b0C. In Figure 2 below, there\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climate.copernicus.eu\/copernicus-may-2024-12th-consecutive-month-record-high-temperatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detail provided by Copernicus<\/a>\u00a0concerning the year-long peak of temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"542\" data-attachment-id=\"336169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336169\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?fit=1430%2C1072&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1430,1072\" 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=\"0CopernicusPicture2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?fit=723%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?resize=723%2C542&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0CopernicusPicture2.png?w=1430&amp;ssl=1 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure 2- Monthly global surface air temperature anomalies (\u00b0C) relative to 1850\u20131900 from January 1940 to May 2024, plotted as time series for consecutive 12-month periods spanning June to May of the following year. The last 12 months (June 2023 \u2013 May 2024) are shown with a thick red line while all other years with thin lines shaded according to the decade, from blue (1940s) to brick red (2020s). Data source: ERA5. Credit: C3S\/ECMWF.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note in Figure 2 that global temperature is already coming down from the peak that occurred 5 months ago. Soon, it will likely be below the 1.5\u00b0C mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can see in Figure 1 and confirmed in Figure 2, this sharp upshoot of temperature is unlike anything prior in the temperature record. It makes you wonder;&nbsp;<em>why?<\/em>&nbsp;Did mankind suddenly go on a fossil fuel burning blitz to create more carbon dioxide in a single year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, but there was a unique volcanic eruption. According to this article from NASA Research,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.noaa.gov\/2023\/12\/20\/hunga-tonga-2022-eruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A volcanic eruption sent enough water vapor into the stratosphere to cause a rapid change in chemistry.<\/a>&nbsp;They say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha\u2019apai volcano on January 15, 2022, produced the largest underwater explosion ever recorded by modern scientific instruments, blasting an enormous amount of water and volcanic gases higher than any other eruption in the satellite era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case you didn\u2019t know, NASA also says in this article&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/climate-change\/steamy-relationships-how-atmospheric-water-vapor-amplifies-earths-greenhouse-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steamy Relationships: How Atmospheric Water Vapor Amplifies Earth\u2019s Greenhouse Effect<\/a>&nbsp;that water vapor is the most powerful greenhouse gas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water vapor is Earth\u2019s most abundant greenhouse gas. It\u2019s responsible for about half of Earth\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/faq\/19\/what-is-the-greenhouse-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">greenhouse effect<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 the process that occurs when gases in Earth\u2019s atmosphere trap the Sun\u2019s heat. Greenhouse gases keep our planet livable. Without them, Earth\u2019s surface temperature would be about 59 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius) colder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, imagine for the first time in history since humans have been able measure such a thing, the eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano injected massive, megaton levels (<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2022GL099381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">146 metric megatons<\/a>) of water vapor into the stratosphere never seen before. See Figure 3 below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"469\" data-attachment-id=\"336172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=336172\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-234.png?fit=624%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"624,469\" 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-234\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-234.png?fit=624%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-234.png?resize=624%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-234.png?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-234.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-234.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-234.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-234.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure 3 \u2013 This graphic depicts how the ejection of water vapor from Hunga-Tonga volcano accelerated ozone depletion in the stratosphere. Credit: Chelsea Thompson\/Chemical Sciences LaboratoryFigure 3 \u2013 This graphic depicts how the ejection of water vapor from Hunga-Tonga volcano accelerated ozone depletion in the stratosphere. Credit: Chelsea Thompson\/Chemical Sciences Laboratory<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/10.1073\/pnas.2301994120#:~:text=Observations%20from%20the%20Microwave%20Limb,approximately%2010%25%20(2).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scientific paper published shortly after the eruption<\/a>, \u201cObservations from the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) aboard the NASA Aura satellite immediately following the eruption indicated that this single event increased water vapor in Earth\u2019s normally dry stratosphere by&nbsp;approximately 10%.\u201d With that much extra water vapor (the strongest greenhouse gas) injected into the atmosphere, global warming was guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another scientific article titled&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eos.org\/articles\/tonga-eruption-may-temporarily-push-earth-closer-to-1-5c-of-warming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tonga Eruption May Temporarily Push Earth Closer to 1.5\u00b0C of Warming<\/a>&nbsp;said, \u201cThe underwater eruption of Hunga Tonga\u2013Hunga Ha\u2019apai sent megatons of water vapor into the stratosphere, contributing to an increase in global warming over the next 5 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, there was immediate ozone depletion in the upper atmosphere. NASA Research says: \u201cOur measurements showed that stratospheric ozone concentrations decreased rapidly \u2013 by as much as 30% in air with the highest water vapor concentrations \u2013 in the immediate wake of the eruption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ozone-layer-protection\/basic-ozone-layer-science#:~:text=The%20ozone%20layer%20in%20the,that%20has%20several%20harmful%20effects.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EPA says<\/a>, \u201cThe ozone layer in the stratosphere&nbsp;absorbs a portion of the radiation from the sun, preventing it from reaching the planet\u2019s surface.\u201d So, with less ozone, more sunlight reached the surface of the planet than it usually does, and the extra energy hangs around in the atmosphere due to the increased water vapor in the role of a greenhouse gas. The eruption had a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/double%20whammy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">double-whammy<\/a>&nbsp;effect on Earth\u2019s atmosphere, you could have bet your bottom dollar that the planet would get warmer as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And it did.<\/em>&nbsp;This completely natural volcanic event created the spike in temperature to 1.63\u00b0C seen in Figure 1. Meanwhile the media, whether out of unintentional or willful ignorance, remains oblivious to how the atmosphere responded to the volcano.&nbsp; Accordingly, they are still&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=04aa412ff406bf20&amp;rlz=1C1GIGM_enUS835US835&amp;sxsrf=ADLYWIIX4-7sMk7Jvh4ADDLUd014kKZ35w:1720479770304&amp;q=1.5C+human+caused+climate+change&amp;tbm=nws&amp;source=lnms&amp;fbs=AEQNm0B0_gh8CxXz4cskeePLV_Uw5cg9cpOenTbX4UBVI-nT7ONL70YZ8KWGZB_kmiqGqSd_cQVEWj7120g7Dte6SxTdsanDIGMg67ucqYUqD7LMcKnCo8fRs9gb6XQv-0qaRH3k24NlbzsBw-F_YZJNoXBJ2CJLQ_5ofEHw_iYLX1O6Vmj59e_GuqycZ_JK9NmDF_dZG5fhtvi5uOUHkJ3DPwBAjGWVAw&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiQibXMxpiHAxWJGEQIHWfcA94Q0pQJegQIDBAB&amp;biw=1548&amp;bih=955&amp;dpr=0.9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writing misleading scare stories<\/a>, blaming humans for the recent increase in temperature due to their use of modern energy and transportation, such as what&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/02\/08\/climate\/global-warming-limit-climate-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN wrote in a recent article<\/a>&nbsp;about the spike in global temperature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The climate crisis is driven primarily from humans burning coal, oil and gas for energy. El Ni\u00f1o, a natural climate pattern that originates in the Pacific Ocean, has also boosted temperatures in much of the world in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No mention of the volcano or resultant water vapor blast letting humans off the hook. Surprised? Don\u2019t be. This shameless pattern of&nbsp;<em>\u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gzeromedia.com\/graphic-truth\/the-graphic-truth-the-earth-is-getting-hotter-and-its-our-fault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>the world is getting hotter and it is your fault\u201d<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;has been repeated over and over again by the media for years. When evidence that humans are not at fault for the current warming spike is widely and easily available, the media ignores it. Even though nothing bad happened on a global scale from the Hunga-Tonga volcanic event, they seem even more focused on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/climaterealism.com\/?s=climate+crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">false narrative of a \u201cclimate crisis<\/a>,\u201d rather than factual reporting. It\u2019s shameful and wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the much warned about 1.5C temperature increase was exceeded for an entire year, yet extreme weather events and the numbers of deaths due to temperature and weather did not see an unusual increase. This undermines years of assertions by the mainstream media who\u2019ve claimed that more severe and more frequent extreme weather events and more deaths would be the inevitable result of exceeding the 1.5C temperature increase threshold. Chalk that up to one more in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/failed-prediction-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a long-train of failed predictions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What will the media say in a couple of years when temperatures go back down as the extra water vapor dissipates and the ozone returns to normal? Perhaps they\u2019ll embrace&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emily_Litella#:~:text=The%20running%20gag%20%22Never%20mind,called%20%22Looks%20At%20Books%22.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emily Littela<\/a>&nbsp;with a collective \u201cnever mind!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, several media outlets claimed that June 2024 was the hottest June on record globally and that it topped off a string of 12 or 13 warmer than normal months, which they blamed on human-induced climate change. Each of the news stories made false claims of reaching climate tipping points, extreme weather events, and that the extended streak of hot temperatures proved a \u201cclimate crisis\u201d was at 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Global Boiling Summer Was As Hot As\u00a01857!","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/09\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"They knew, of course, that it was not the hottest on record, because they have the Central England Temperature series, and this dates back further their UK records.","rel":"","context":"In \"Central England\"","block_context":{"text":"Central England","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=central-england"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00wp6691790.jpg?fit=1200%2C750&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00wp6691790.jpg?fit=1200%2C750&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00wp6691790.jpg?fit=1200%2C750&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, 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