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Unforced variations: Jan 2024

1 Jan 2024 by group

New year, new open thread on climate topics. Note that summaries and updates to include 2023 data will be posted on the surface temperature graphics page and model-observations comparison page over the next couple of weeks as the data becomes available.

Filed Under: Climate Science, Open thread, Solutions

Unforced Variations: Dec 2023

1 Dec 2023 by group

Well, that year went quickly. This month, there is the COP28 hoopla, the ongoing El Niño and the speculation about the 2023 temperature ranking (which will not be that surprising). An open thread for climate topics…

Filed Under: Climate conference report, Climate Science, Open thread, Solutions

Unforced Variations: Nov 2023

1 Nov 2023 by group

This month’s open thread on climate topics.

Filed Under: Climate Science, Open thread, Solutions

Unforced variations: Oct 2023

1 Oct 2023 by group

This month’s open thread on climate topics. Please try to stay on topic and refrain from posting tedious, oft-debunked nonsense. Look out for more reports of ridiculously high global temperatures and intense rainfall, and more confident predictions of the budding El Niño event and annual temperature rankings…

Filed Under: Climate Science, Open thread, Solutions

Unforced variations: Sep 2023

1 Sep 2023 by group

This month’s open thread on climate science topics. It’s been a warm summer, dontcha know? Expect ERA5, the satellite data and then the surface data products to confirm this in the next week or so. Sea ice minimum in the Arctic will also occur soon, as will a record low maximum in the Antarctic. El Niño still building in the tropical Pacific. Interesting times…

Filed Under: Arctic and Antarctic, Climate impacts, Climate Science, Open thread, Solutions

Unforced Variations: Aug 2023

1 Aug 2023 by group

This month’s open thread for climate topics. Has anyone noticed how warm it’s been? Someone should probably look into that…

Filed Under: Climate Science, heatwaves, Instrumental Record, Open thread, Solutions

Unforced variations: July 2023

1 Jul 2023 by group

This month’s open thread for climate topics. Let the (northern hemisphere) heat wave and wildfire smoke season begin!

Filed Under: Climate Science, Open thread

Unforced Variations: Jun 2023

2 Jun 2023 by group

This month’s open thread on climate topics.

Filed Under: Climate Science, Open thread, Solutions

Unforced variations: May 2023

1 May 2023 by group

This month’s open thread on climate topics. Please be succinct, courteous and on point.

Filed Under: Climate Science, Open thread, Solutions

Unforced Variations: Apr 2023

1 Apr 2023 by group

This month’s open thread on climate topics (no joke).

Filed Under: Climate Science, Open thread

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