This month’s open thread. El Niño continues to build, annual mean temperatures are starting to become clear, sea ice is doing it’s thing, and NYC Climate Week has come and gone. Surely some fodder for constructive dialogue….? Please be respectful and concise.
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Dear Dr. Schmidt,
Provided that you have not suddenly closed this discussion forum and that you are going to run it further, could you comment on the decreasing moderation frequency?
I think that even with moderation frequency as low as once per week, discussions between sufficiently interested participants could be still possible. In such a case, it would be, however, helpful if the accumulated comments were published regularly, according to some fixed schedule.
Thank you in advance for considering this option and best regards
Tomáš Kalisz