Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2358450)

Thinking is fun, but data is better. The only thing that's more rapid these days is climate alarmism, fostered by 24/7/365 media overload. The narrative says crisis ... but the data says hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, droughts, etc are all decreasing as we warm. Plus, the long-term trend is cooling.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2358581)

Sorry about your bad experience. If you get a chance to look at post 28 here. There is a brief explanation of the reason for those recent changes in the world climate. Many people are avoiding the question of "WHY" this is happening. And try NOT to be dazzled by the many graphs found on page 2.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2358584)

The end of that graph is 2007 which has nothing to do with today. That is BEFORE the rapid warming was detected about 15 years ago. But has really risen greatly in the last 5 years. A more current graph would be more meaningful.

Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2358480)

Freakin' is not a meteorological term, but I get the message. In these days of modern, reliable temperature records (which is only about 140 years out of billions of years), 2024 will probably be recorded as the hottest -- for one good reason which the media still refuses to say -- Tonga Volcano -- which will be explained in detail at the next Weather Club meeting ... The Villages Weather Club . PS ... despite the warmth, global warming is slowing down -- even though CO2 continues upward.

Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2358509)

Prior to modern day instruments, we have many different method of obtaining past climate information -- everything from temperature to the amount of oxygen, CO2 and many other elements in the air and land and ocean. These are called proxies - which include radio-carbon dating. We have numerous proxies telling up earth was much warmer many times in the past when CO2 levels were much lower. See image for a good example -- where none of the climate models can replicate -- which is more evidence they all fail.

Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2358509)

Prior to modern day instruments, we have many different method of obtaining past climate information -- everything from temperature to the amount of oxygen, CO2 and many other elements in the air and land and ocean. These are called proxies - which include radio-carbon dating. We have numerous proxies telling up earth was much warmer many times in the past when CO2 levels were much lower. See image for a good example -- where none of the climate models can replicate -- which is more evidence they all fail.

Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2358586)

Sorry, there is no "brief" explanation of climate change, or even meteorology - which is why The Weather Club offers 25 different presentations (with more in the works), all examining the many know and unknown factors which control our environment. For example, Al Gore thought he too had a "brief explanation" of just a small part of the puzzle.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2358600)

The Tonga Volcano.......interesting........sounds a little like picking out some STRAY fact to explain AWAY HEAT increase worldwide, which can be found by a simple GOOGLE search. That is like another odd theory about some sort of Earth wobble causing this HEAT. The US automobile industry pays professional deniers to obscure the real cause of the recent Global Warming - internal combustion exhaust. It is obvious that they have a VESTED interest in SLOWING down the US consumer's acceptance of Electric Vehicles.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2358612)

Actually all polar ice at both poles is decreasing. I believe that I read that scientists are recording record temperatures in Antarctica.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2358610)

Actually the far right of this graph shows RISING CO2 and RISING earth HEAT. That's because of MAN-MADE, man cause CO2 increases from IC engines. Basically, the more people there are on Earth the more the HEAT will rise. Next summer will be EVEN HOTTER.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2358606)

There is no relevant point in talking about earth temperatures hundreds of years ago. (although I believe that all science is worth pursuing). But, as to WHY we have increased Global Warming in the last 5 years........it seems more of a distraction than anything of value.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2358575)

Unfortunately, looking at a graph of Earth temperatures, we see a large rise in temperature in the last 5 years. The reason for the increased HEAT - as provided by over 90% of climate scientists IS that factory pollution and gas and diesel automobiles produce a gas that adversely affects HEAT reflection from the upper atmosphere. This is going to get worse each year until the world switches to Electric Vehicles in LARGE numbers. Plus somehow the Earth's population must level off. NOTE -----look at a graph of the recent LARGE increase in population. Its recent rise is similar to the increase in Earth temperature.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2358639)

Here we go again---that MYTH has been dispelled about a zillion times yet the MSM goes on pushing that false narrative at the behest of their masters. It gets worse every year. And then there are the lemmings that fall for it hook, line and sinker.

Originally Posted by sounding (Post 2358614)

This volcano opinion is exactly what the media desires - a total lack of awareness of the greatest volcanic event in the 21st century - and the subject of the next Weather Club talk - because Tonga is the primary cause of the 2023-2024 heat wave -- due to its unprecedented injection of water vapor (earth's strongest greenhouse driver) high into the stratosphere. Its blast compression wave traveled around the world - twice - and was heard as far away as Alaska. Here is a preview of what most don't know ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgsNYGkkIAE