The graph above shows the five year lagging average of ENSO (blue/red) vs. HadCRUT yearly temperatures (green.)
ENSO turned strongly positive in the late 1970s, and temperatures started rising. ENSO dropped after the 1998 El Nino, and temperatures quit rising.
Also note that satellites began measuring ice, right when ENSO turned positive in the late 1970s. Most of the older ice was lost between 1988 and 1996, when ENSO was at its peak.
The vast majority of the 5+ year old ice blew out of the Arctic between 1988 and 1996.
Isn’t it time to end this CO2 fairy tale?