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Earth passed a feared global warming milestone Friday, at least briefly | Average global temperatures were more than 2 degrees Celsius above a pre-industrial benchmark on Friday, preliminary data show (wapo.st)
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I'll note that for most purposes, when people talk about going to 2°C above what it was in the late 1800s, they usually are talking about the long-term average, not one-day events.

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[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

These articles that conflate a 2ºC higher daily average with the disastrous consequences of a 2ºC higher yearly average make me nervous. Most people aren't going to get the distinction when it's not being spelled out, and I question whether noting every day it goes over the average is even a useful metric to begin with compared to the yearly average.

If we keep having articles like this a few days a year I worry people are going to get numb to it when they don't see immediate consequences.

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