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by owl_troupe 1800 days ago
It’s not just a presumption and it isn’t media just “pushing this.”

https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/

> Nineteen of the warmest years have occurred since 2000, with the exception of 1998. The year 2020 tied with 2016 for the warmest year on record since record-keeping began in 1880 (source: NASA/GISS). This research is broadly consistent with similar constructions prepared by the Climatic Research Unit and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
1 comments
bogota 1800 days ago
You and others have not read my comment correctly. I know this is the case. Im asking why right now it is always on the front page all of a sudden and am simply asking if this is because the frequency has increased or is because its now profitable to print.

But from your own link it is the media pushing this now. Because this was really never something you saw in the news before but all of the sudden you see it ever other day.

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PhasmaFelis 1792 days ago
> Im asking why right now it is always on the front page all of a sudden

I've been seeing news reports on continuous heat-record-breaking for at least ten years. Perhaps you haven't been reading decent science news until recently.

But one would also expect reporting on a problem to increase as the problem gets worse, yes?

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