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Not surprisingly as we increase the number of records we keep, we increase the number we break. Most of this monitoring is only going on for about 20 years.
by hattmall 3y ago
Not surprisingly as we increase the number of records we keep, we increase the number we break. Most of this monitoring is only going on for about 20 years.
- defrost 3y agoAnywhere European nations had a port you'll find weather records going back to establishment. South America was colonised more than 20 years past.
- hattmall 3y agoRTFA, the monitoring stations that are recording these temperatures are in remote areas where they and were placed less than 20 years ago.
- Spivak 3y agohttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/july-2023-is-hottest-month-ever-recorded-on-earth/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/july-2023-is-hott... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heat_waves https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heat_waves We have been recording weather for a lot longer than 2003.
- hattmall 3y agoRTFA, the monitoring stations that are recording these temperatures are in remote areas where they and were placed less than 20 years ago.
- thefurdrake 3y ago> Most of this monitoring is only going on for about 20 years. Ah yes, 2003, the year the thermometer was invented.
- hattmall 3y agoRTFA, the monitoring stations that are recording these temperatures are in remote areas where they and were placed less than 20 years ago.
- Timon3 3y agoI'll ignore your 20-years-point, the other commenters have that covered. But: > Not surprisingly as we increase the number of records we keep, we increase the number we break. No, it's the other way around. The more records we keep, the fewer maxima we should get.
- hattmall 3y agoThe longer we keep records the fewer maxima, but as we add more individual records we will break more. These weather stations are in remote regions where recording began 20 years ago.