Robert Rohde News Today

Sea surface temperatures have been skyrocketing beyond expectations. That may be a bad sign for hurricane season—and the health of ocean ecosystems.

For climate scientists, in dispute are global historical sea surface temperatures from the 19th century.

The year 2021 was a rather cranky one for our team! For one, quite some research was cranked out - i.e. published - by team members and for another, a particular Cranky Uncle started to make the rounds throughout the year.  As in previous recaps, this one is divided into several sections:

The only question remaining is how much warmer 2023 will wind up when the world's agencies complete their final analyses over the next two weeks.

What we don't know can still hurt us very much indeed.

As the final numbers are tallied on 2023, scientists say the world's oceans may help decide whether 2024 is even hotter.

Nearly 29% of Earth’s population experienced record warmth in 2023, a year that ended 1.5°C warmer than the pre-industrial average, Berkeley Earth said in its Global Temperature Report for the last year. | World News

New analysis confirms ‘unprecedented’ record reported by European Union and United Nations scientists

Global temperatures in 2023 smashed records by a wide margin, surprising climate scientists and highlighting the need for more research.

The only question remaining is how much warmer 2023 will wind up when the world's agencies complete their final analyses over the next two weeks.