The climate changes. But man has zero-nada-impact-Except in that in the last 20-30 years our observing points have been increasing been influenced by what is known as “heat island” impacts. That’s a fancy term for: we are putting weather equipment around concrete and asphalt.
It is estimated that about 84% of The observing sites in the US alone are contaminated by about 1C of heat island impacts. About 13% are contaminated by around 3-4C.
So-when they say the temps are way above normal-they are-because an observing site today is surrounded by buildings and concrete and roads-when it was in a prairie 40 years ago.
I was skiing in Brekenridge about 10 years ago. I got on a ski lift with a liberal couple from Massachusetts who started talking to me as soon as we got on the lift. When they found out what I did they immediately asked about global warming. I had a captive audience all the way up the mountain. Lol. Never seen two people so ready to get off a ski lift!
Cruel and unusual for that poor couple. LOL! And, we still have some global warming snow in the Sierras today.
Ok… so here’s a similar story for you. A few years ago, I was delayed on a connecting flight and went to one of the airport bars for a beer…. ended up sharing a bar table with a very good looking young lady. We were both there for several hours and must have touched on a dozen subjects when the subject of glowbull warming came up. She said she wasn’t sure what to think but told me that her boyfriend was all over this subject and he was sure that the planet was in big trouble. I looked at her and said something to the effect of “glowbull warming is a complete scam but here is why this subject is critical to you… you apparently have a serious boyfriend who has been sucked in by this fraud and you have to ask yourself this… if he is this gullible to get sucked in that easily on this issue, what other frauds am I going to have to endure for the rest of my life if I marry this guy? Don’t even think about it…. you need to ditch this guy NOW.” She looked at me and after a long pause said “you know, I think you’re absolutely right…. I’ll seriously consider what you’ve said.” We chatted some more until she had to catch a flight…. No sooner had she left than a fellow who had been sitting at a nearby table stop by and say “I’ve overhead many a conversation in a bar but that was the most sensible thing I’ve ever heard.”