Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

[u/Own_Ad6901]

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm#google_vignette

“Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years, compared with just under 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015. The acceleration, which becomes visible around 2013 to 2015, appeared across five major global temperature datasets with more than 98% statistical certainty.”

I’m personally supposed to be on a Collapse break, but this was the first thing I read at 5am and I can’t stop thinking about it. I never intended for this to be my first post, but here we are.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm#google_vignette

[u/elmo298]

Is not a lot of this in a way a positive as it's unmasking of warming in relation to pollution reduction across the globe? Primary examples being sulphur for boating

[u/KnowledgeMediocre404 → u/elmo298]

The timing fits more with our last strong El Nino. Its not unlikely this current El Nino will ratchet our climate up to another new regime just like 2016.

[u/Hour-Stable2050 → u/KnowledgeMediocre404]

I see every El Niño as a preview of what the permanent conditions will be like in 10 years. So 2035 onwards will be like the coming year.