“The researchers came across the finding as they looked for reasons our planet has not heated up as much as expected.”
So the lack of heating was completely unexpected???
Yuup. That is how they conduct science in the post modern world.
Find a scientific theory that can be utilized to promote big government and more science.
When the observations do not match the theories predictions, search for another theory that explains why the first theory failed.
Keep the first theory intact, then proceed to test the new second theory with new observations.
That is how we got from Global Warming to Climate Change to Climate Extremes and eventually back to Global Cooling, when the lack of summers makes it even obvious to the retards.