What’s the reason behind different parts of the world having the hottest year at different times? Eg In North America there’s a part that had its hottest year in the 1920’s and another in 2019
How come Antarctica has had warmest years and coldest years more recently than anywhere else? Is that because records started more recently?
Edit: people are saying it is slightly down to worse records, also there is the polar vortex, the ocean current around Antarctica, ice breaking off the continent, etc... No clear consensus anyway.
Also you can stop replying to me with the same things, please 🙃
I feel the data for Antarctica really has to be taken in context as the first permanent bases weren't established there until the 1950s, so you can't reliably say temperatures, especially coolest years on record are comparable to the data records for other parts of the globe
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Matzer132 on January 23rd, 2020 at 13:06 UTC »
What’s the reason behind different parts of the world having the hottest year at different times? Eg In North America there’s a part that had its hottest year in the 1920’s and another in 2019
BittenHare on January 23rd, 2020 at 13:08 UTC »
How come Antarctica has had warmest years and coldest years more recently than anywhere else? Is that because records started more recently?
Edit: people are saying it is slightly down to worse records, also there is the polar vortex, the ocean current around Antarctica, ice breaking off the continent, etc... No clear consensus anyway.
Also you can stop replying to me with the same things, please 🙃
shiningPate on January 23rd, 2020 at 13:17 UTC »
I feel the data for Antarctica really has to be taken in context as the first permanent bases weren't established there until the 1950s, so you can't reliably say temperatures, especially coolest years on record are comparable to the data records for other parts of the globe