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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
The Central England temperature record represents the longest series of monthly temperature observations in existence.
Recent temperatures there are over 1.5 degrees Celsius above the 1961-1990 average, and over 2 degrees above preindustrial values.
Chart: UK Met Office.
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Show threadProf. Stefan Rahmstorf18m ago
Why did I post this unsurprising and hardly new fact? Because the fossil lobby group “CO2 Coalition” is spreading deception on this point. Of course the global data as shown below are far more relevant than a local temperature series.
Source: https://ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visuals/indicators.html
Show threadCasdeiro9m ago
@rahmstorf Just a small correction: steam engine was invented many centuries earlier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
Aeolipile - Wikipedia

Show threadSideboard15h ago
@rahmstorf What happened in the 1730s? 😲