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Terrence O’Brien's avatar

If I understand this correctly, it is arguing from a relatively short period of observations what has been observed over a much longer period: while CO2 concentrations and global temperatures are correlated, the temperature rise precedes the CO2 rise. Warmer oceans out gas CO2 into the atmosphere.

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Roger Caiazza's avatar

Frankly I don't know why anyone would expect that warmer air over oceans would heat the water. Last time I boiled water I made sure the heat source was under the pan. On the other hand, changes in cloud cover and the amount of sunlight reaching the ocean sure as heck could warm the oceans. Cycles in cloud cover are not understood nor are the natural ocean cycles. In my opinion the effect of GHG is much less than the natural variability. Given that we do not understand the variability claiming GHG changes are the is baloney.

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George McBride's avatar

Tidal heating of earth’s magma due to interplanetary gravitational forces is one possibility for what’s heating the oceans.

https://scitechdaily.com/polar-volcanoes-on-jupiters-fiery-moon-io-unlock-mysteries-of-tidal-heating/

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Chris Denton's avatar

Surprise, real scientists have spoken up. Real Science is not cut and dried after all. Oops, Science is a discipline not a religion. Last time I looked, scientists were investigators, not priests. The news that honest scientists have begun working on this issue renders hope that intellectual honesty lives.

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Al Christie's avatar

Many scientists seem to forget that correlation does not prove causation.

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AYRE DAVID's avatar

There is a simple experiment that anyone can do which shows that there is no greenhouse effect. see www.independentclimatescience.co.uk for details. The climate is actually controlled by a multitude of cyclic events, some of which can't be identified, but which exist all the same. $trillions have been spent trying to avert an imaginary threat causing worse results than the supposed threat.

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Jeff Chestnut's avatar

https://co2coalition.org/

The ocean’s temperature studies are extensive but don’t assume Trey are warming.

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Mtnboy44's avatar

If true, this leads to another whole set of questions about what is warming the oceans

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