Yes, but I think the point they were trying to make is that the global average temp trending upward does not mean that each successive year is warmer than the last. For example, in the USA, 2015 was the hottest year on record, which wasn’t surpassed until 2024 last year. Years 2016-2023 were all relatively cooler years than 2015.
It's why they stopped saying global warming, it's not a great description of what's actually going on. It's one of many side-effects.
That hot week during the summer, when everyone starts talking about global warming.. it has very little do with the CO2 induced changes to our climate.
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u/Chuagge May 04 '25
Average global temperatures are rising.