[Source.](https://hwfo.substack.com/p/talkin-about-hunga-tonga) > *Humans didn't change much about the climate in the past 365 days, but that volcano sure did.* > Herein, I present another environmental article with a bunch of pictures and graphs, and also some lay discussion of atmospheric science. By the time we’re done, we’re going to make the case that: > 1. This year has been absurdly hot, > 2. While mankind may be making the globe hotter, the anomaly of 2023 cannot be explained with anthropogenic sources, > 3. We probably do know the source of all this heat, > 4. The culture war around climate change is preventing us from having nuanced discussions about the sources, > 5. This year’s heat is probably going to stick around through 2024 and 2025 at a minimum before abating.