@2qx @ZLabe Interesting question. The change may have happened much sooner and the effect took time to be measurable this way.

@ZLabe I’m sure you know more about this than I do so it would be most excellent to get your insight on the question below if you are willing to comment:

The ocean has been disproportionately absorbing heat compared to the land and atmosphere. This is sometimes called the “ocean latent heat anomaly”. I once asked James Hansen ( #climate expert) how long it would take the ocean-land-atmosphere system to regain thermal equilibrium — I.e., how long would the ocean radiate heat assuming we stop CO2 emissions. He said 50 years. That seems surprisingly fast to me. (He might answer differently today since we are likely to have crossed a few tipping points now.)

What are your thoughts? How long will global atmospheric warming continue if we do everything right?

@benroyce @blogdiva The women of Iran have been seriously oppressed and suffered for a long time. Let’s not interpret their actions through any lens except empathy — stand in their shoes for a moment. This is their expression of self-determination, and it is very radical relative to the previous norms forced on them. So I say, good for them! Will others try to exploit these images for propaganda? Of course. That is the way of things, and it is good to be mindful of it. Right now, their resistance to the will of the mullahs is akin to the Germans tearing down the Berlin Wall. The joy is infectious.