How to take the global temperature #shorts

2023 is another record-breaking year for global warming. Joss Fong explains how they do the math.

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[GothAtheist]

The science is pretty solid, I can't believe people still deny this

[Dulck]

Satellite-derived surface temperatures also play an important role in this. As they cover even the most remote places.

[aadithyanjr]

This type of explanation is what is missing from mainstream media and why the general public falls for pseudoscience. People deserve to know not just the why, but also the how. It makes you appreciate the complexity of research that is needed to ultimately get results.

[lovemoviesful]

They use all these stuff, and some people just sit in their home and go "yeah it's cold, yeah it's warm" still deny our climate is getting bad year by year.

[claire]

Okay, but knowing how they measure average temps is surprisingly intricate. So cool to know how stuff like this is done 👍

[dodaexploda]

This would've made an excellent long form video. Getting into the details of how this stuff works would be amazing.

[kalmah]

Not the warmest the earth has ever been obviously, but the rate in which temperature is changing is quite depressing.

[stefannikola]

This video was informative. More people need to see it in order to appreciate how the temps are taken and understood.

[Nyxxeriac]

imagine messing up the average in some random part of the atlantic and the world average comes back as -1029 degrees

[sans]

i gotta say tho, thats some good editing

[BlueEyedColonizer]

You put the thermometer in the middle of a heat island 😂😂😂

[Atarge]

People will see these stations, methods and data and still go "Nuh-uh!"

[mxk]

B-B-but Rush Limbaugh back in the '90s said global warming wasn't real😮😮😮

[ICHillford]

Anyone who denies this, should be denied use of their phone as well. Both rely on science.

[superstormthunder]

I’m planning on majoring climatology in college, without a doubt is Earth warming.

[Jimmy_Johns]

It’s so sad. And people will still argue about this 😢

[FlowerMumu]

The vast volume of temperature data at our disposal, coupled with its meticulous analysis, unequivocally substantiates the existence of global warming.

[roberthobbs]

And if it weren't for El Nino, it probably wouldn't have been the warmest year on record

[Mtnsunshine]

Good info! 👍 Understanding the facts behind the reporting we see is so helpful. News outlets don’t have, or take the time, to share these valuable details.

[ecart]

As a conservative, i wish our party took climate change more serious