U.S. Climate 2023 Year in Review In One Word: NORMAL
Anthony Watts
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Anthony Watts
December 21, 2023
From Dr. Roger Pielke Jr via WattsUpWithThat
The year is not quite in the books, but it is late enough that we can have a look-back at this year’s weather and climate extremes.
We are all well aware of the narrative that the weather is quickly getting worse. Unfortunately, data does not agree.1
The weather — and certainly the impacts — of the past 12 months in the United States was actually pretty typical, even benign, in historical context.2
The one variable that stands out among extreme weather is temperature — extreme high temperatures in summer and (in particular) winter were very high in 2023, both of which contribute to a long-term trend that the IPCC has attributed primarily to the emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.
https://climaterealism.com/2023/12/u-s-climate-2023-year-in-review-in-one-word-normal/
