It’s summer, so inevitably some places are hot! But Justin Rowlatt of the BBC wants you to focus on those and ignore all the other places that aren’t.
The full picture tells a totally different story. Across the world as a whole, there is the usual mix of above and below temperatures. The only exception is Antarctica, It is of course winter down under, and temperatures in and around Antarctica are still well below freezing, even though they may be 10C higher than average. So the world is not burning up, it is just another mix of weather.
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July 13, 2023 at 01:55AM
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