{"id":26579,"date":"2026-08-03T06:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/?p=26579"},"modified":"2026-08-03T06:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:31:26","slug":"unforced-variations-aug-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/index.php\/archives\/2026\/08\/unforced-variations-aug-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Unforced Variations: Aug 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This month’s open thread on climate topics. The annual ranking horse race<\/a> is in full swing, discussions<\/a> of extreme weather<\/a> abound, Arctic sea ice<\/a> is reaching it’s annual minimum, and the future of evidence-based policy making<\/a> seems dim. Oh well. <\/p>\n\n<\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This month’s open thread on climate topics. The annual ranking horse race is in full swing, discussions of extreme weather abound, Arctic sea ice is reaching it’s annual minimum, and the future of evidence-based policy making seems dim. Oh well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":26580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9,39,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-climate-science","category-instrumental-record","category-open-thread","category-solutions","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t