[peytn]

Checking the paper, if we’re talking the past few years, it looks like this oscillation could be a big factor:

> An unusually intense PDO phase that began in about 2014 caused a reduction in cloud formation above the ocean, which also resulted in the increased absorption of incoming energy by the planet, the scientists said.

[AltonWells]

That’s one of the scariest potentials of higher CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Maybe it’s just a phase now but a significant reduction in clouds is actually a predicted outcome from increased heating.

It’s really not looking great.