A long and detailed explanation: State of the climate – summer 2023 | Climate Etc. (judithcurry.com)
Interesting items in the above – the amazing effect of reducing sulfur fuels in maritime shipping, and the low ice levels in the Antarctic with temperatures 3 deg C below average. The overall conclusion is the effects of atmospheric CO2 increasing is “lost in the noise” of numerous variables that are also at work during this hot summer. The above is very long and detailed – read it for the specifics.
One thing we do know – the tiny increase in CO2 from 2022 to 2023 did not cause the large rise in measured temperatures in a short period of time. Something else is going on.
