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https://www.nsstc.uah.edu/climate/ https://www.nsstc.uah.edu/climate/ Not according to the Earth System Science Center in University of Alabama-Huntsville. Jul
by chrisco255 5y ago
https://www.nsstc.uah.edu/climate/ https://www.nsstc.uah.edu/climate/
Not according to the Earth System Science Center in University of Alabama-Huntsville. July 2021 was only 0.2C above the 1991-2020 average based on satellite measurements of the lower troposphere.
Greenland had a mild melt season and is currently above 1981-2010 average surface mass balance:
http://polarportal.dk/en/greenland/surface-conditions/ http://polarportal.dk/en/greenland/surface-conditions/
The southern hemisphere has had a rather cold winter, resulting in below average temps for South America, South Africa and Australia.
Brazil had snow: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-snowfall-blankets-cities-across-brazil-180978339/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-snowfall-blan...
Coffee crops froze in July.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/freak-brazil-frost-hits-heart-coffee-belt-damaging-crops-2021-07-21/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/freak-brazil-frost-hi...
Four south african cities had their coldest temps on record: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/weather/breaking-weather-forecast-south-africa-where-coldest-ever-temperatures-record/ https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/weather/breaking-weathe...
Australia had one of its coldest, wettest July's in decades: https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/wettest-july-in-decades-for-parts-of-australia-likely-following-soaking-week/news-story/3506cbe78cb413d4b7f8f8b523a0c308 https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/wettest-july-...
Antarctica sea ice extent is well above 1981-2010 average: https://usicecenter.gov/Products/AntarcCharts https://usicecenter.gov/Products/AntarcCharts
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- nonameiguess 5y agoThey're not measuring the same thing: https://kenskingdom.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/why-are-surface-and-satellite-temperatures-different/ https://kenskingdom.wordpress.com/2015/11/20/why-are-surface... Ground temperature measures air temperate at 1.5 meters. Lower troposphere measures the average from 0 meters to 10 km, weighted heavily toward the lower 4 km. It's not exactly intuitive why ground temperature and lower troposphere temperature should be different, but in short, during wet seasons, troposphere will be relatively warmer, and during dry seasons, ground will be relatively warmer. I think ground is what we care about here, though, as that most directly impacts human wellbeing.
- Tarsul 5y ago(in case anyone else is wondering: The original article of the thread is talking about surface level temperature)