Global atmospheric warming?
Ground based data shows a trend of 0.17C/decade since 1970
Satellite based data shows a trend of 0.195C/decade since 1979
Does it matter?
Sure has!. Greater than 3 times as many climate disasters in 2016 than in 1980.
The cause? Mainly growth in CO2 and other ghgs as well as deforestation. Now CO2 is over 400ppm; it oscillated between 180ppm and 300ppm for the last 800,000 years (before creation for young earth creationists)
The good news is that even China (the biggest emitters since 2002) has reduced CO2 emissions since 2014. Europe led the way in CO2 reduction since 1980; US has reduced emissions since 2005 without lasting economic harm (may change under relaxed Pruitt/Wheeler? rules).
All the world should chip in - that is the Paris Accords challenge (that Trump trashed).
We drive a Prius (45 mpg) and a plug-in electric car (175 mpg effectively) and have R40 insulation.
This is my annual update.
Informed by Data.
Driven by the SPIRIT and JESUS’s Example.
Promoting the Kingdom of GOD on Earth.