So it couldn't be something like a tsunami slamming into Japan with surprisingly enough force to knock the Earth's regular axis off by a little bit which would cause the current weather patterns.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01711-1

They always bombard the news with tales of temperature spikes... every summer...

Well, it's still unreasonably warm here in Denmark. We're supposed to be freezing right now, but the recent years have resulted in this.
But that just means that the climate is changing. Famous climate critics like Bjørn Lomborg (from my country) aren't rejecting that sort of thing at all. They reject any sense of urgency and dramatic human influence

Yes... they want everyone to forget the effects of the sun...