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ellenrr · 03-23-2016, 05:56 AM

pigeonhole · 03-23-2016, 06:08 AM

Still there will be negationists out there who will stubbornly deny the reality of climate change, so pathetic!

nei · 03-23-2016, 01:39 PM

https://twitter.com/DekeArndt/status/710669507552010240

unlike much of late 2015, much of the warmth is from warmer than above average land rather than ocean. Atmosphere is feeling El Niño, delayed response. Huge spike in the UAH satellite index (which is not measuring the same thing as surface temperature datastets, it's measuring roughly 700-850 mb temperatures)

UAH V6 Global Temperature Update for Feb. 2016: +0.83 deg. C (new record) « Roy Spencer, PhD

graph isn't showing up there for som reason:

What To Know About February’s Satellite Temp Record | Climate Central