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Warming of 1.5C is an average over the entire planet and a warming Pacific Ocean can drive this average beyond the threshold. Also nowadays an El Nina more or
by noiv 4y ago
Warming of 1.5C is an average over the entire planet and a warming Pacific Ocean can drive this average beyond the threshold.
Also nowadays an El Nina more or less pauses the warming.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoIs an El Nino actually a warmer Pacific ocean, heating the global average? I assumed it was changes in currents that were already there and the heat was already in the water somewhere.
- noiv 4y agoThat's right, we're talking surface temperature.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoGotcha. I always missed that bit - I had to dig a fair ways into the documentation before I found "surface" temperature mentioned. Thanks for your patience.
- noiv 4y agoGlad to help understand.