As SkS has discussed at length with Dr. Pielke Sr.,
over short timeframes on the order of a decade, there is too much noise in the data to draw any definitive conclusions about changes in the long - term trend.
Not exact matches
Tropospheric sensible heat should only be used as a weak proxy for energy changes in the system
on a decadal average at best, whereas the IPWP is a much more stable proxy
over shorter timeframes.
On the other hand, to point out that there are useful actions to be undertaken now — and that they come, in many cases, with significant co-benefits, is something with «legs» — something with a reasonable chance of efficacy, not only in reaching the public, but in effecting real mitigative action
over short timeframes.