Not exactly. Increases in average temperature are very easy to measure, [0] for a nice visualization. The change was done to highlight the fact that the conseq

Not exactly. Increases in average temperature are very easy to measure, [0] for a nice visualization. The change was done to highlight the fact that the consequences are not just higher temperatures but also include, for example, an increased frequency in wild fires, droughts, and other extreme weather events. [0]: https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/300/video-climate-spiral-1880-2022/ https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/300/video-climate...