Pause in global warming does not change climate predictions
A hiatus in global warming between 1998 and 2012, which is frequently cited by climate sceptics as evidence that greenhouse gases are less damaging than claimed, does not contradic long-term climate change projections, according to a detailed study by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The research argues that the apparent slowdown could be accounted for by known phenomena including weak solar radiation and the cooling effect of volcanic eruptions. High wind speeds over the Pacific also prevented heat that was entering the ocean from being reflected in surface measurements.
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