And it is a poor metric to use to analyze the total heat energy (heat content) of the Earth's Biosphere. The atmospheric temperature at 2,000 feet above sea level is not equivalent in heat energy to the atmospheric temperature at sea level. This is simply due to density differences. The atmospheric temperature of humid air with a high density of water vapor is not equivalent in heat energy to dry air with less water vapor. Same with air containing moisture. Same with air containing fog.
So they are using the wrong metric combined with poor procedures and biased with political beliefs. Thus, they have ended up claiming the Earth is warming and the hottest ever, while the UK and South Florida experienced their coldest December in recorded history. In other words, the AGW crowd got it 180 degrees wrong.
the AGW crowd got it 180 degrees wrong.
And those are just the monumental problems with the way they measure the temps in the atmosphere. The far larger elephant in the middle of the room is the average temp of all the water in the oceans. With a herd of smaller elephants following behind such as fresh water, the ice caps, the earth’s crust, geo-thermal activity ... All massive quantities of material that have their own heat carrying capacity.