{"id":367334,"date":"2025-02-23T16:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T15:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=367334"},"modified":"2025-02-23T16:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T15:53:18","slug":"peter-ridd-the-greenhouse-effect-is-bigger-than-you-think-so-dont-worry-about-it-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=367334","title":{"rendered":"Peter Ridd: \u201cThe Greenhouse effect is bigger than you think \u2013 so don\u2019t worry about it too much\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"508\" data-attachment-id=\"367339\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=367339\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280.webp?fit=1280%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,900\" 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=\"0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280.webp?fit=723%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280.webp?resize=723%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280.webp?resize=1024%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280.webp?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280.webp?resize=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280.webp?resize=1200%2C844&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280.webp?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" 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:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/02\/22\/peter-ridd-the-greenhouse-effect-is-bigger-than-you-think-so-dont-worry-about-it-too-much\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Essay by\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/author\/eworrall1\/\">Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The greenhouse effect should already be cooking the world \u2013 but something keeps it tame.<\/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\/5MUuJ1sAmA0?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\">The surface temperature would be at least 20C hotter than it is, if Greenhouse Gas was the only forcing which matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular readers of WUWT might already know the secret sauce which keeps the Earth\u2019s surface survivable, but even if you already know the answer, Ridd has a gift for explaining context and complexity, so the video is still well worth watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well worth a few minutes of your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Peter Ridd has been researching the Great Barrier Reef since 1984, has invented a range of advanced scientific instrumentation, and written over 100 scientific publications. Since being fired by James Cook University for raising concerns about science quality assurance issues, Peter Ridd receives no payment for any of the work he does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The greenhouse effect should already be cooking the world \u2013 but something keeps it tame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":367339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691821661,691818296,691819765],"class_list":{"0":"post-367334","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-dr-peter-ridd-2","9":"tag-greenhouse-effect","10":"tag-surface-temperature","12":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0naciones-unidas-advierte-que-comenzo-la-temida-era-de-la-ebullicion-global-1690484401743_1280.webp?fit=1280%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1xyK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":399790,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=399790","url_meta":{"origin":367334,"position":0},"title":"Climate Inquisition Silenced a Generation of Scientists","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"03\/09\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"When researchers abandon empirical observation in favor of predetermined conclusions, science transforms into propaganda \u2013 something far more dangerous than the simple ignorance perpetuated. 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