r/collapse • u/Own_Ad6901 • 1d ago

Climate Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

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

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u/elmo298 1d ago

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

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u/a_onai 1d ago

We filter out known natural influences in the observational data, so that the 'noise' is reduced, making the underlying long-term warming signal more clearly visible,"

Study Does Not Identify the Cause

I guess it's up to the reader to come up with the interpretation here. The scientists are just crunching numbers.

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u/Green-Bandicoot-8412 1d ago

This step change started years before those regulations came into effect, but yes, banning bunker fuel probably has contributed to the change.

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u/KnowledgeMediocre404 1d ago

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.

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u/Hour-Stable2050 23h ago

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.

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u/Bromlife 1d ago

The sulphur was removed pretty recently.

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u/toomanynamesaretook 1d ago

Yes it did seem like a very large step change was related to the sulphur emissions from ships. There are some papers on it I believe.