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> This data is completely relative. No, it's not. These are global temperatures. 2019 was the second-hottest year on record, looked at globally.
by chimprich 7y ago
> This data is completely relative.
No, it's not. These are global temperatures. 2019 was the second-hottest year on record, looked at globally.
- ska 7y agoFurthermore, locally larger weather shifts (and even unseasonably cold areas) are completely consistent with, in fact expected, for increased global temperatures. That energy has to go somewhere.
- jdnenej 7y agoAustralia had the hottest year on record in 2019 as well as breaking the hottest day on record multiple times in the same week
- andygates 7y agoAnd it was only not the hottest because of a neutral ENSO. ENSO (the El Nino - La Nina cycle) puts a wobble on the trend. A strong El Nino year will bust the current 2016 record. The UK Met easily predicted this year's temps to be second-highest.