--- title: Climate Change: Global Warming Hiatus Disproven Again description: New research has disproved the so-called global warming hiatus, an apparent 14-year slowdown in the pace of global temperature rise. canonical: https://time.com/4623819/climate-change-hiatus-deniers/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-05T21:20:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:54:46.523Z article:section: Science og:title: Climate Change Deniers Love This Theory But It’s Been Proven Wrong — Again og:description: The so-called global warming hiatus in fact didn't happen og:url: https://time.com/4623819/climate-change-hiatus-deniers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53c1c725a8223ad7/6988b4858fd2ee0cbb355520/noaa-buoy-temperature-climate-change.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2133 og:image:height: 1200 og:image:alt: noaa buoy temperature climate change og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Climate Change Deniers Love This Theory But It’s Been Proven Wrong — Again twitter:description: The so-called global warming hiatus in fact didn't happen twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53c1c725a8223ad7/6988b4858fd2ee0cbb355520/noaa-buoy-temperature-climate-change.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Climate Change Deniers Love This Theory But It’s Been Proven Wrong — Again > Sponsored content. 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Now, Climate scientists, policymakers and diplomats are questioning how his presidency will shape the future of climate change policy._  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jan 5, 2017 9:20 PM UTC  A NOAA buoy floats 30 miles off the coast of California near San Diego. NOAA maintains a network of buoys, tidal stations and satellite measurements that provide a continuous picture of the state of the ocean and Great Lakes. A NOAA buoy floats 30 miles off the coast of California near San Diego. NOAA maintains a network of buoys, tidal stations and satellite measurements that provide a continuous picture of the state of the ocean and Great Lakes. Gregory Ochocki—Getty Images/Science Source  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jan 5, 2017 9:20 PM UTC For the second time in two years, new research has disproved the idea of a so-called global warming hiatus, an apparent 14-year slowdown in the pace of global temperature rise. Scientists initially thought a slowdown in warming occurred between 1998 and 2012 as data collected by oceans buoys showed a slower pace of temperature change than in the preceding years. That result—contrary to the expectations of climate scientists—would not have disproved global warming but did give fodder to [climate change deniers](http://time.com/4362393/donald-trump-supported-addressing-climate-change-before-calling-it-a-hoax/). But in 2015, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) adjusted the data in a [paper](http://science.sciencemag.org/content/348/6242/1469) in the journal _Science_ citing an error with the way data from newly-employed ocean buoys was combined with data from older ships that measure ocean temperatures. The data did not support a slowdown after the data was adjusted. The new [study](http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/1/e1601207), published in the journal _Science Advances_, uses an independent data from satellites, floats and buoys set to confirm NOAA’s results. “Satellites and automated floats are completely independent witnesses of recent ocean warming,” says study co-author Mark Richardson of NASA and the California Institute of Technology. “And their testimony matches the NOAA results.” ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Donald Trump has called climate change a hoax. It'll get cooler, it'll get warmer. It's called weather. Now that he's President- elect, here's what at stake for the future of the environment. Thank you. Paris Agreement which was negotiated last year and came into effect just a few weeks ago was a monumental step for addressing climate change. And setting a path forward for the coming decades to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Donald Trump has promised to cancel the Paris agreement, or at the very least, renegotiate it. Stop all payments of the United States tax dollars to UN Global Warming Programs. He does not have the authority to cancel it. It's an agreement with more than 190 countries. He also doesn't have the power to withdraw from it. Immediately at least, it would take at least three years to go through those processes. He does have the power to ignore it. It's unlikely that other countries will feel comfortable making big reductions in their greenhouse gas emissions, if the United States is not taking the lead. Another policy at stake is Obama's clean power plan. [ APPLAUSE ] Single most important step America has ever taken in the fight against global Climate change. Trump has said that he would cancel it. Environmental Protection, what they do is a disgrace. Every week they come out with new regulations. He has the authority to do that. He could direct the EPA to eliminate the clean power plan. We'll be fine with the environment. We can leave a little bit, but you can't destroy businesses He will definitely if he does face litigation from environmental groups that will argue that it's the EPA's role to do that. It's a long winding process. And certainly not something that he's going to be able to accomplish in his first 100 days. Environmentalists are trying to remain Optimistic and looking at a lot of the market trends that have resulted in the reduction in coal power and other greenhouse gas emissions. A lot of it is outside of the realm of regulation. But also trying to stay optimistic about the Paris agreement. Some of them say even if Donald Trump Withdraws, they are confident that other countries will step up to the plate. I'm 16 years old from Mwanza, Tanzania. Looking forward, there's a lot of things that Trump can do to slow progress on climate change, but many of the trends he doesn't have control over. So there is reason for optimism if you're looking in the long- term. 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