Real Climate

MARCH 4, 2021

Since it was a control simulation with no external “forcing” (no greenhouse gas changes, no variations in solar output, no volcanic eruptions, etc.), any oscillation that was produced has to be internally generated. Consider a parallel analysis (Figure 1-right) of the CMIP5 historical simulations.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

And finally, he claims that the ‘original’ 2003 National Academies report (a bit unclear what this means) made a ‘whole series of mistaken statements’ about clouds. He, however, goes seriously off the rails when he estimates the impact of clouds on the radiation budget.

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Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

We know we must now work to both cut greenhouse gas emissions to reduce the severity of climate change and at the same time work to adapt to the impacts we can no longer avoid. That talk helped the [National Center for Atmospheric Research] scientists to see the big picture clearly and early on.”

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