I’ll note that for most purposes, when people talk about going to 2°C above what it was in the late 1800s, they usually are talking about the long-term average, not one-day events.
I’ll note that for most purposes, when people talk about going to 2°C above what it was in the late 1800s, they usually are talking about the long-term average, not one-day events.
These articles that conflate a 2ºC higher daily average with the disastrous consequences of a 2ºC higher yearly average make me nervous. Most people aren’t going to get the distinction when it’s not being spelled out, and I question whether noting every day it goes over the average is even a useful metric to begin with compared to the yearly average.
If we keep having articles like this a few days a year I worry people are going to get numb to it when they don’t see immediate consequences.
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I thought making it plural made it clear already, but I wasn’t just talking about this one article.
I’m also not sure where you got 2 degrees above average for a month? The article is about a single day.
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I’m not having a conversation about shit I didn’t say.