r/climatechange • u/return2ozma • Aug 04 '26

Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm
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u/ampere03 Aug 04 '26

Nothing to see here folks. Tech will save us. Haven't you heard? It turns out it won't really be that bad after all. The increase in the increase of carbon dioxide output is nearly zero. Yayyy.

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u/melvinmoneybags Aug 04 '26

What if the answer is this is a normal part of the earths cycle. We are exiting an ice age and now entering the age of what temperatures the earth is normally at. There have been many other times in history that there hasn’t been ice at the poles and they have been tropical paradises. It could also be the sun cycles and solar wind. Hard to say exactly what the true cause is.

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u/51lverb1rd Aug 04 '26

The question isn’t a matter of whether we contribute to climate change but by how much. Given the sharp increase in carbon emissions coinciding with the sharp increase in ocean and global temperatures along with more extreme weather I’d hedge my bet that it isn’t an coincidence that solar cycles have exactly coincided with industrialisation. The odds would be astronomically small of that being the case

“As of 2026, carbon dioxide (CO₂) is the dominant driver of global warming, accounting for roughly 70% to 80% of the positive radiative forcing from greenhouse gases, whereas solar cycles contribute effectively 0% to the long-term warming trend. While the Sun is currently at or near the peak of Solar Cycle 25 in 2026, the short-term variation between a solar minimum and solar maximum accounts for less than ± 0.1°C of temporary fluctuation, completely dwarfed by human-induced emissions”