{"id":24238,"date":"2022-02-01T17:12:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T22:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/?p=24238"},"modified":"2022-02-01T17:12:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T22:12:41","slug":"unforced-variations-feb-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/index.php\/archives\/2022\/02\/unforced-variations-feb-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Unforced Variations: Feb 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kcite-section\" kcite-section-id=\"24238\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/\/IMG_0699-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24240 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/IMG_0699-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/IMG_0699-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/IMG_0699-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/IMG_0699-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><figcaption>February in Central Park <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month&#8217;s open thread on climate science issues. 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