Posted on 05/09/2017 12:49:38 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Global temperatures could rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2026 if the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation shifts into a positive phase.
The Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation, or IPO, is an ocean-atmosphere climate phenomenon that drives weather patterns and global temperatures. It's similar to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, but covers a large portion of the Pacific.
According to a new study by climate scientists at the University of Melbourne, a positive phase IPO would dramatically accelerate global warming.
The IPO has remained in a negative phase since 1999, but significant oceanic and atmospheric warming over the last three years suggests the phenomenon could be on the verge of a shift.
"Even if the IPO remains in a negative phase, our research shows we will still likely see global temperatures break through the 1.5 degrees Celsius guardrail by 2031," researcher Ben Henley said in a news release.
The results of the new study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, suggests a slowdown in global warming over the last two decades could be explained by the IPO's current negative phase.
"Although the Earth has continued to warm during the temporary slowdown since around 2000, the reduced rate of warming in that period may have lulled us into a false sense of security," Henley said. "The positive phase of the IPO will likely correct this slowdown. If so, we can expect an acceleration in global warming in the coming decades."
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All this timed for Trump’s visit. He should lay down the law diplomatically, then remove us from the agreement.
I hear you! I called mine the Great Pacific Reverberation.
ROFL!!
and the miles thick glaciers over the Us could very well melt and leave behind large lakes, and cause sea levels to rise sometime in the near future too if we don’t act now-
“Could”
Always the weasel words. Always.
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