How are Earth's global temperatures measured? And why is it getting warmer?

Learn how NASA and other organizations compile the average global temperature every year.
Credit: NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center

[@Nico1a5]

Looks like a common trader mistake when you zoom the graph too much. You should look at temps from the whole earth's life

[@twonumber22]

As if the billions of Earth's previous years is relevant to what humans need.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

I'm still surprised that the comment section is open

[@moseleonard8643]

They used to take temperatures in rural areas. Over the last few decades they take them at the airport, or somewhere else where there is a lot of concrete and asphalt. No wonder they get higher readings.

[@darer7158]

Ah yes all that concrete and asphalt in the middle of every ocean on earth 🥴

[@tiagoscp36]

The amount of carbon dioxide is increasing and doesnt matter the temperature, the increase of temperature is an after effect

[@IB4UUB4ME]

@@darer7158 No, that would be plastic 🤓

[@nxgrs74]

+1.5 C in the GMST anomaly over 140 years is not a robust bit of data. It's noise in the data, UHI, albedo changes. A barely measurable computer program difference especially in K and not some kind of dangerous trend.

[@DrMarkHShapiro]

Thanks for posting this. I like the data from the JMA, which agrees well with the NASA data. I've posted a short video on what temp records imply on my channel if you are interested.

[@johnmosheim]

A bit more scientific definition of where and how the increases in atmospheric temps are are measured and taken and determined would add more scientific reliability to this otherwise good documentary. Also it would be useful to mention that during the last 6000 years or so humans also released large amounts of co2 from burning most of the existing forests in Europe parts of the Americas, and other parts of the world releasing all that carbon to the atmosphere.

[@dr.merlot1532]

Hopefully it starts snowing in Los Angeles

[@williamchamberlain2263]

Nice to see all the Exxon simps in the comments here.

[@NEOgeek402]

Could you explain this comment?

[@user-cg6wy1wk3c]

2021 the 6th warmest from 1880. Funny they leave out the 900's and 1300's that were even hotter.

[@jamessiems8359]

And with what thermometers did you measure this with?

[@user-cg6wy1wk3c]

Pretty easy to look it up.@@jamessiems8359

[@23M_views]

is she crying? 🤔🤔

[@michaeldomansky8497]

Bullshit!

[@twonumber22]

"CFC's aren't destroying the ozone!"

[@NEOgeek402]

@@twonumber22 Sure, But is that your whole argument?

[@NEOgeek402]

@@twonumber22 Do you know what CO2 is?

[@twonumber22]

@@NEOgeek402 No, it was my whole joke. Do you need it explained to you? You probably won't get it if you're not over 40.

[@MrKHAILEE]

No mortal and sinful men knew nothing about who control the universe including the temperature. God is in control of all things.

[@NEOgeek402]

Why not be honest and show a temp graph with a much longer history. This is how they misinform you. You are not being shown the full story.