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Oh I can rephrase it if need be. Rephrased Question: What was the last year in recorded history that the global average temperature was lower than average? As
by lovich 5y ago
Oh I can rephrase it if need be.
Rephrased Question:
What was the last year in recorded history that the global average temperature was lower than average?
As a second question,
Define x = “normal” || “average”
If you are questioning what “x” or “x temperature” is as an axiom, then what is your definition of “x”?
I don’t want to talk past you if you have a different definition.
If you have a different definition than I do however, I need to understand what that definition is before we have any sort of discussion.
- drukenemo 5y agoTo my understanding, recorded temperatures don't go that long ago for us to use that alone and establish deviation from the real old past. And as said, the availability of thermometers (specially in the oceans) has increased over time (i.e. more data coming in more recently). This should skew averages. Besides, the validity of thinking in averages in a pretty wild range of temperatures this planet demonstrates could be questioned anyway. Furthermore, cities have grown dramatically in the last century. Urbanisation creates more heat and thermometers in cities (which of course are used as a reference too), have been steadily reflecting that fact, obviously. But the problem is, discussing those things put you in the "petrol head" "let's pollute" field, which is definitely not my case. They are attempts to silence the discussion, in my view.