0.2c is an absolutely terrifying increase given the short timeframe.
My first thought was the shipping/sulfur regulations but they mention that(and that while there isn't enough data yet, it shouldn't be able to have this impact).
My next guess is the whole ocean-as-a-heat-sink thing. The idea that there has been significantly more energy being input into the system than realized but the ocean has been absorbing a lot more of it than we previously knew about, and now it can't any more. It ties in with the unexpected water temps around florida and the unusually high temps around Antarctica, but it's just a random guess from a random guy.
Comments
0.2c is an absolutely terrifying increase given the short timeframe.
My first thought was the shipping/sulfur regulations but they mention that(and that while there isn't enough data yet, it shouldn't be able to have this impact).
My next guess is the whole ocean-as-a-heat-sink thing. The idea that there has been significantly more energy being input into the system than realized but the ocean has been absorbing a lot more of it than we previously knew about, and now it can't any more. It ties in with the unexpected water temps around florida and the unusually high temps around Antarctica, but it's just a random guess from a random guy.