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[h=4]New paper: Earth’s energy imbalance in deficit since 2000[/h]A new data analysis authored by three Belgian scientists (Dewitte et al., 2019) finds not only has there been more heat energy leaving than accumulating in the Earth’s climate system this century, but ocean heat content time derivative (OHCTD) has likewise been declining since the early 2000s.
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[h=6]Image Source: Dewitte et al., 2019[/h]The authors assessed the trends in OHCTD during 1960-2015. They found that although there was a rising trend from 1982 to 2000, since 2000 the OHCTD trend has been decreasing at a rate of -0.26 W/m² per decade.
Compatibly, Dewitte and co-authors also determined there has been a deficit (-0.16 ±0.11 W/m² per decade) in the Earth’s energy imbalance (EEI) from 2000-2018.
The scientists acknowledge that these trends may seem “surprising” at first given the sharp rise in greenhouse gas emissions in recent decades. But they find the agreement between the recent OHCTD and EEI trends “adds extra confidence” to their results.
2019 is most likely going to be the 2nd hottest year on Earth since man has existed on the planet behind 2016. The idea that Earth is cooling is right up there with the flat earthers. It is all about creating doubt when there is none. I wonder how much the fossil fuel conglomerates paid for this drivel. There is no doubt that Dewitte is in their pocket.
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