Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists

[Kittens Are Jerks]

A run of record-breaking global temperatures has continued, even with a La Niña weather pattern cooling the tropical Pacific. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said last month was the warmest January on record, with surface – air temperatures 1.75C above preindustrial levels. The EU-funded Earth observation programme highlighted wetter-than-average conditions in eastern Australia and drier-than-average conditions in other parts of the country.

Samantha Burgess, the strategic lead for climate at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, said: “January 2025 is another surprising month, continuing the record temperatures observed throughout the last two years … Copernicus will continue to closely monitor ocean temperatures and their influence on our evolving climate throughout 2025.” Sea-surface temperatures remained unusually high in many ocean basins and seas.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/06/hottest-january-on-record-climate-scientists-global-temperatures-high

[Doc Socks Junior]

Someone should let the mystified scientists know that there is this thing called "climate change" occurring presently.

[Piney]

14 hours ago, Doc Socks Junior said:

Someone should let the mystified scientists know that there is this thing called "climate change" occurring presently.

Meteorology doesn't think in long terms as we do. 😜

[Doc Socks Junior]

3 hours ago, Piney said:

Meteorology doesn't think in long terms as we do. 😜

They all eventually want what we're peddling, though. From the article:

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Scientists say the current period is likely to be the warmest the planet has been in 125,000 years.