2021 Ends with Cooler Ocean Temps
Posted: January 12, 2022 | Author: Jamie Spry
“ The oceans are driving the warming this century. SSTs took a step up with the 1998 El Nino and have stayed there with help from the North Atlantic, and more recently the Pacific northern “Blob.” The ocean surfaces are releasing a lot of energy, warming the air, but eventually will have a cooling effect. The decline after 1937 was rapid by comparison, so one wonders: How long can the oceans keep this up? If the pattern of recent years continues, NH SST anomalies may rise slightly in coming months, but once again, ENSO which has weakened will probably determine the outcome.”
Should we be discussing climate cycles, perhaps? Or, is it simply easier blaming mankind’s ’excesses’, as in CO2—the byproduct of 80%+ energy use—in order to further subjugate humankind?
Science Matters
The best context for understanding decadal temperature changes comes from the world’s sea surface temperatures (SST), for several reasons:
The ocean covers 71% of the globe and drives average temperatures;
SSTs have a constant water content, (unlike air temperatures), so give a better reading of heat content variations;
A major El Nino was the dominant climate feature in recent years.
https://climatism.wordpress.com/2022/01/12/2021-ends-with-cooler-ocean-temps-climatism/
