Monday, January 12, 2026

Record drop in global temperatures – satellite data

Satellite data shows global temperatures dropped in 2025

‘Watts Up With That’, which describes itself as the world’s most popular online source of climate information, is reporting what it says is a significant recent decline in global temperatures based on satellite observations.

In a post shared on social media, the climate commentary site points to data from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), which uses satellite measurements to track global temperature trends. According to the figures cited, the global temperature anomaly fell through 2025, ending the year at around 0.3°C above the 1991–2020 average. Watts Up With That says the data shows cooling across multiple regions, including the northern hemisphere and Australia, indicating a broader cooling trend over the past two years.

The post also highlights changes in sea surface temperatures, particularly in the equatorial Pacific, where La Niña conditions are developing. It notes that data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows below-average sea surface temperatures persisting since September, following the short-lived warming associated with recent El Niño events.

Watts Up With That further argues that natural influences on the climate system deserve greater attention. It points to the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption, which injected large volumes of water vapour into the atmosphere, as a possible factor behind temperature anomalies recorded in 2023. The site says such events should be more fully examined alongside human influences when interpreting recent climate trends.



The full commentary and evidence is published online, and concludes a stronger focus on observational data and natural climate drivers would lead to a more complete understanding of global temperature changes and improve public confidence in ‘climate science’.

Image credit: Carles Rabada

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  1. It points to the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption, which injected large volumes of water vapour into the atmosphere,

    What a load of s**t,

    Grok-how much water vapor is evaporated daily from the oceans?

    Approximately 1,230 cubic kilometers of water evaporates from the oceans each day (equivalent to about 1.23 trillion metric tons or a volume that could form a cube roughly 10.7 km on each side).

    Grok-how much water vapor did the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption make?

    The January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai submarine volcano injected an unprecedented amount of water vapor directly into the stratosphere—approximately 146 teragrams (Tg), equivalent to 146 million metric tons.

    nasa.gov

    Daily evaporation-1.23 trillion metric tons

    One eruption-146 million metric tons

    • Has anyone told Al Gore???
      How ’bout those G-7, G-20, WEF attendees who spewed-out millions of tonnes of jet exhaust with heavy metals added to the jet fuel???
      What’s worse than failing a drug test?
      Being blacklisted & permanently disenfranchised from gainful employment (or any employment, for that matter…) due to political & religious belief, or exercising your rights on being a ‘whistleblower’…!
      The J3w$ have those who are not Shabbo-Goy supporting the Zionist cause on their ‘do not help’ radar.
      BTW, here’s Chloe’s Wikipedia run-down…
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chl%C3%B6e_Swarbrick

  2. So,…. where’s the global warming then? The data instead says that we’ve got global cooling.

    Why do these scientists beat around the bush? Are the smart scientists being silenced or cancelled? What does the data actually imply?

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