WHAT Global Warming?

World

We have had another "pause" in global warming. Here is the world temperature data since 2000.

Temperatures were late from about 2002 to 2013, a period known as The Pause. Temperatures shot up from then until 2016 which was a period with a strong El Nino (warm water in the equatorial Pacific). Since then -- a period with La Nina (cold water) -- temperatures have been flat to falling. 

It is fair to point out that none of the above was forecasted by the climate models. We have previously covered the crop production issues in various parts of the world. 

That said, it is quite likely temperatures will start to rise again with the next El Nino.

United States

Things are much more puzzling in the United States as we have had no warming since the state-of-the-art U.S. Historical Climate Network -- which was intended to absolutely prove global warming -- was installed. 

This is an extremely surprising result that climate science has not explained. 

As long-time readers know, I am not a fan of the climate models and will become less of a fan unless we get genuine answers for these unexpected conditions.