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Does The Recent Slowdown Of Warming Mean That Climate Change Is No Longer Happening? |
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Answer» No. Since the very warm year 1998 that followed the strong 1997-98 El Niño, the increase in average surface temperature has slowed relative to the PREVIOUS DECADE of rapid temperature increases. Despite the slower rate of warming, the 2000s were WARMER than the 1990s. A short-term slowdown in the warming of Earth's surface does not INVALIDATE our understanding of long-term changes in global temperature. No. Since the very warm year 1998 that followed the strong 1997-98 El Niño, the increase in average surface temperature has slowed relative to the previous decade of rapid temperature increases. Despite the slower rate of warming, the 2000s were warmer than the 1990s. A short-term slowdown in the warming of Earth's surface does not invalidate our understanding of long-term changes in global temperature. |
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