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Vindication of Hansen et al.: "The rate of global warming appears to have accelerated, rising from ∼0.05°C/decade between 1880 and 1970 to ∼0.19°C/decade between 1970 and 2010, and finally to ∼0.36°C/decade between 2010 and 2024"

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The acceleration may be partly related to reductions in aerosol pollutants that previously masked a portion of greenhouse gas warming (@drjamesehansen.bsky.social et al. 2025)." Rectifications by media and certain vociferous scientific voices are in order.

The increase in forcing stays post-sulphur removal and forcing is still growing? And we still need to remove sulphur (and lots of ammonia).

Hugo@nonviolence.bsky.social

Hmm. We have grown 850m humans who eat more meat per person and 950m new cars (<6% EV) since Paris. CO2 growth is GROWING. Radiative forcing growth is bad because it acts like a stuck accelerator pedal on heating. If it grows, °C increases will inevitably(!) accelerate. gml.noaa.gov/aggi/aggi.html

I find it reassuring that scientists can read the thermostat when given a few years time. We lack resources but have plenty of time? Wait, no ...? "Psst. I got this." - Charles Darwin

∼0.36°C/decade is also the past? We are above that now?

Hugo@nonviolence.bsky.social

2018: 1.07°C El Niño 2019: 1.20°C El Niño 2020: 1.22°C La Niña 2021: 1.07°C La Niña 2022: 1.11°C La Niña 2023: 1.43°C El Niño 2024: 1.54°C El Niño-La Niña 2025: 1.44°C La Niña 2026: 1.50°C El Niño 2027: 1.75°C El Niño ... 2030: ? #SilenceOfTheLambs

There seems to be a discrepancy between the science he co-authors and what he tells journalist or his social media followers.