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<blockquote data-quote="UnconTROLLed" data-source="post: 1035480" data-attributes="member: 18708">The strong alternating pattern of the multidecadal temperature anomalies in the Arctic and Antarctic regions suggests a common cause. The complete cycle of the 20th century residual detrended temperature occurred over approximately 70 years. The most likely component of the climate system whose state can persist for decades is the ocean. The researchers conclude that these temperature oscillations are related to the sloshing back and forth of the Atlantic Ocean, which redistributes the heat between the two poles (see Figure 2), as measured by the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). The researchers suggest that the growing anthropogenic warming is now in phase with the AMO, and the interaction is exacerbating the Arctic warming in this decade. They believe that the intense Arctic warming since the 1970s arises from an additive combination of the general global-warming trend with the warming phase of the multidecadal climate oscillation. However, in the Antarctic the cooling phase of the multidecadal oscillation opposes the general warming trend. These new observational findings challenge current coupled climate models, which are unable to predict these features. This result underscores the need for modelers and observationalists to work together to make climate forecasts more precise. Rising human greenhouse gases increase risks of irreversible changes in the Earth&#039;s climate system and underscore the urgency of resolving these problems.Just reiterating some points I&#039;ve made over time,&nbsp;&nbsp; curious if anyone has any comments?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UnconTROLLed, post: 1035480, member: 18708"] [B]The strong alternating pattern of the multidecadal temperature anomalies in the Arctic and Antarctic regions suggests a common cause. The complete cycle of the 20th century residual detrended temperature occurred over approximately 70 years. The most likely component of the climate system whose state can persist for decades is the ocean. The researchers conclude that these temperature oscillations are related to the sloshing back and forth of the Atlantic Ocean, which redistributes the heat between the two poles (see Figure 2), as measured by the[B] Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). [/B]The researchers suggest that the growing anthropogenic warming is now in phase with the AMO, and the interaction is exacerbating the Arctic warming in this decade. They believe that the intense Arctic warming since the 1970s arises from an additive combination of the general global-warming trend with the warming phase of the multidecadal climate oscillation. However, in the Antarctic the cooling phase of the multidecadal oscillation opposes the general warming trend. These new observational findings challenge current coupled climate models, which are unable to predict these features. This result underscores the need for modelers and observationalists to work together to make climate forecasts more precise. Rising human greenhouse gases increase risks of irreversible changes in the Earth's climate system and underscore the urgency of resolving these problems.[/B] Just reiterating some points I've made over time, curious if anyone has any comments? [/QUOTE]

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