Thursday, August 29, 2013

A Cooler Pacific Linked to Recent Global Warming Pause -- Study

Global-mean temperature (ºC) and CO2 (ppm) for 1971-2012.Temperature is represented in terms of deviation from 1980-1999 average. Both are based on annual mean values.The temperature for the hiatus period is highlighted. Click image to enlarge. (Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Average global temperatures haven't increased much in the past 15 years, and scientists have been working to determine why.

A number of recent studies have fingered the ocean as the cause.  Researchers believe heat that might otherwise warm the planet is being stored -- hidden, in a way -- in the sea.

A paper released Wednesday in the journal Nature adds to that body of evidence by linking the recent global warming hiatus to cooling in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

A Cooler Pacific Linked to Recent Global Warming Pause -- Study

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