{"id":340810,"date":"2024-08-27T08:07:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T06:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=340810"},"modified":"2024-08-27T08:07:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T06:07:24","slug":"baffled-by-atlantic-cooling-maybe-you-should-read-cfact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=340810","title":{"rendered":"Baffled by Atlantic Cooling? Maybe you should read CFACT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"340811\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=340811\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?fit=2507%2C1673&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2507,1673\" 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=\"0Atlantic-ocean-rocks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?fit=723%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0Atlantic-ocean-rocks.jpg?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:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/08\/26\/baffled-by-atlantic-cooling-maybe-you-should-read-cfact\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=baffled-by-atlantic-cooling-maybe-you-should-read-cfact&amp;utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=baffled-by-atlantic-cooling-maybe-you-should-read-cfact#\">CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/joe-bastardi\/\">Joe Bastardi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So this is showing up<\/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=\"640\" height=\"388\" data-attachment-id=\"340814\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=340814\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-594.png?fit=640%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,388\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-594.png?fit=640%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-594.png?resize=640%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-594.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-594.png?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet over the last 2 years, these have appeared here on CFACT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/01\/21\/a-seismic-climate-connection\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/01\/21\/a-seismic-climate-connection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/02\/26\/a-simple-proposal-to-isolate-the-impact-of-co2\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/02\/26\/a-simple-proposal-to-isolate-the-impact-of-co2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/04\/26\/bingo-front-row-19k-undersea-volcanoes-discovered\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/04\/26\/bingo-front-row-19k-undersea-volcanoes-discovered<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/05\/20\/the-hunter-biden-laptop-comparison-to-climate\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/05\/20\/the-hunter-biden-laptop-comparison-to-climate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/05\/23\/here-they-come-blaming-deep-ocean-warming-on-co2-input\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/05\/23\/here-they-come-blaming-deep-ocean-warming-on-co2-input<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/06\/07\/countering-noaas-one-sided-reporting-on-ocean-warming\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/06\/07\/countering-noaas-one-sided-reporting-on-ocean-warming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/07\/14\/the-temperature-may-prove-it-is-not-co2\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/07\/14\/the-temperature-may-prove-it-is-not-co2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/08\/03\/a-summary-of-recent-writings-showing-the-power-of-natural-forcing-on-climate\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/08\/03\/a-summary-of-recent-writings-showing-the-power-of-natural-forcing-on-climate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/08\/15\/yet-the-multivariate-enso-index-is-another-meteorological-aspect-that-questions-co2\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/08\/15\/yet-the-multivariate-enso-index-is-another-meteorological-aspect-that-questions-co2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/09\/02\/a-common-sense-experiment-to-illustrate-natural-forcing\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/09\/02\/a-common-sense-experiment-to-illustrate-natural-forcing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/10\/17\/solving-the-mystery-of-global-temperature\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/10\/17\/solving-the-mystery-of-global-temperature<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/11\/01\/i-must-be-getting-over-the-target\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/11\/01\/i-must-be-getting-over-the-target<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/12\/14\/global-warming-flowchart-reveals-intriguing-possibilities\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/12\/14\/global-warming-flowchart-reveals-intriguing-possibilities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/12\/17\/merry-christmas-from-the-world-meteorological-organization\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2023\/12\/17\/merry-christmas-from-the-world-meteorological-organization<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/01\/20\/working-backward-to-check-my-work\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/01\/20\/working-backward-to-check-my-work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/02\/28\/is-it-real\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/02\/28\/is-it-real<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/06\/03\/some-interesting-new-aspects-that-question-co2-as-the-main-driver-of-warming\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/06\/03\/some-interesting-new-aspects-that-question-co2-as-the-main-driver-of-warming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/07\/16\/how-impactful-is-geothermal\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/07\/16\/how-impactful-is-geothermal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So here is the drop in geothermal that has started. Again it precedes the drop in SST as the ocean lags<\/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=\"340\" height=\"566\" data-attachment-id=\"340816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=340816\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-595.png?fit=340%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"340,566\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-595.png?fit=340%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-595.png?resize=340%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-595.png?w=340&amp;ssl=1 340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-595.png?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the dropoffs<\/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=\"640\" height=\"496\" data-attachment-id=\"340819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=340819\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-597.png?fit=640%2C496&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,496\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-597.png?fit=640%2C496&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-597.png?resize=640%2C496&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-597.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-597.png?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep in mind the water is still well above normal overall, just cooler than last year.<\/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=\"640\" height=\"355\" data-attachment-id=\"340821\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=340821\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-599.png?fit=640%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,355\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-599.png?fit=640%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-599.png?resize=640%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-599.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-599.png?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it\u2019s cooler, but not cool.&nbsp; Still, it is backing off and ITS NOT BAFFLING AS TO WHY IF YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING HERE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And guess what has fallen off about .5F since spring? The global weather station anomaly. ( BTW this is being discontinued at the end of 2024. Why in the world would that be done?)<\/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=\"564\" height=\"192\" data-attachment-id=\"340823\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=340823\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-601.png?fit=564%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"564,192\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-601.png?fit=564%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-601.png?resize=564%2C192&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-601.png?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-601.png?resize=300%2C102&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So a downturn has started. The big question is will this continue? There has been a big cumulative buildup of heat over the past 35 years<\/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=\"640\" height=\"429\" data-attachment-id=\"340824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=340824\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-602.png?fit=640%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,429\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-602.png?fit=640%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-602.png?resize=640%2C429&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-602.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-602.png?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a cumulative lag and it all came together with Tonga WV injection and the recent strong Nino&nbsp; &nbsp;But the downturn looks to be in response to the downturn in geothermal and that is what has been talked about here on CFACt and everywhere I go ( it is the subject of all my talks now) and yet its baffling to these people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With higher incoming solar and more sun over the tropics as shown by the Outgoing Longwave radiation&nbsp; ( more means less clouds, more sun, and more OLR)<\/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=\"640\" height=\"496\" data-attachment-id=\"340827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=340827\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-604.png?fit=640%2C496&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,496\" 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\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-604.png?fit=640%2C496&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-604.png?resize=640%2C496&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-604.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-604.png?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Am I right? Well put it this way, when you say something 6 months ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/02\/28\/is-it-real\">https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/02\/28\/is-it-real<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and then it starts happening, you realize that people who are baffled likely aren\u2019t looking, won\u2019t look, or are denying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not etched in stone, but it sure looks like its something to look at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I said the rapid rise was our San Jacinto ( we had pulled them into a battlefield that left Co2 as the cause defenseless). Unfortunately, it was largely ignored. Though the verdict is not in yet, the evidence continues to mount that could solve what should not be baffling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So it\u2019s cooler, but not cool.  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