Is Jupiter Losing Its Spots?

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Jupiter is experiencing significant climate changes that may lead to the loss of its large spots over the next seven years, followed by the formation of new spots in a long-term cycle. This hypothesis, proposed by Philip Marcus from UC Berkeley, is based on fluid and atmospheric dynamics and is considered both interesting and testable with accessible equipment like backyard telescopes. The findings were published in the journal Nature, highlighting the potential for future observations to confirm or challenge the predictions. The discussion also humorously notes Jupiter's lack of participation in global climate agreements. Overall, the research opens new avenues for understanding Jupiter's atmospheric behavior.
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Jupiter is undergoing major climate change and could lose many of its large spots over the next seven years, only to make way for the creation of fresh spots in a decades-long cycle, according to a new explanation of old mysteries.

While the analysis remains to be proven, it is seen by other researchers as interesting and, importantly, testable even with large backyard telescopes.

Philip Marcus, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley who came up with the idea is an expert in fluid and atmospheric dynamics. He has never seen Jupiter through a telescope. But his computer modeling, reported in the April 22 issue of the journal Nature, accounts for previously noted disappearances of large white spots, and it makes predictions that can easily be verified or refuted. [continued]

http://space.com/scienceastronomy/jupiter_spots_040421.html
 
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AFAIK, Jupiter did not sign the Kyoto protocol, so we can expect it to undergo global l warming.:rolleyes:
 

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