For sure. But trends are hard to ignore. Weather is what is happening now, climate is what is happening through a range. I’m not a manmade climate change guy per se but something is warming up the earth right now. And my anecdotal observations are it’s been warming as a trend through my lifetime. Will it still get cold…yep but overall it’s warmer. There are facts to support a warm up. I’m not selling my gas guzzler and I’d fly a private plane in two seconds if given a chance but it’s hard to ignore the rise in temps since man has become more industrialized. I think all the building, asphalt, sprawl is a big factor in not allowing uv to absorb for a lack of better term. All the heat gets radiated back into our atmosphere. Think about how much asphalt and shingled black roofs and giant metal buildings we have now compared to 1900. That has to have some effect. But hell maybe not. I’m open to science.
- Earth’s temperature has risen by an average of 0.11° Fahrenheit (0.06° Celsius) per decade since 1850, or about 2° F in total.
- The rate of warming since 1982 is more than three times as fast: 0.36° F (0.20° C) per decade.
- 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850 by a wide margin.
- It was 2.12 °F (1.18 °C) above the 20th-century average of 57.0°F (13.9°C).
- It was 2.43 °F (1.35 °C) above the pre-industrial average (1850-1900).
- The 10 warmest years in the historical record have all occurred in the past decade (2014-2023).