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2023-07-31 16:10:29 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Claims of climate data manipulation by sensor placement near runways are misleading. Sensors, distributed over land and sea, are often shaded, ventilated. Anomalies are calculated against long-term averages, not influenced significantly by Urban Heat Island effect. https://skepticalscience.com/urban-heat-island-effect.htm https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-do-scientists-measure-global-temperature

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• Claims of climate data manipulation by sensor placement near runways are misleading. Sensors, distributed over land and sea, are often shaded, ventilated. Anomalies are calculated against long-term averages, not influenced significantly by Urban Heat Island effect. https://skepticalscience.com/urban-heat-island-effect.htm https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-do-scientists-measure-global-temperature