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Oof. #climatechange
Text edited to add citation from Paulo Ceppi, a climate scientist at London’s Grantham Institute via WaPo: "Instrument-based global temperature records go back to the mid-19th century, but for temperatures before that, scientists are dependent on proxy data captured through evidence left in tree rings and ice cores. “These data tell us that it hasn’t been this warm since at least 125,000 years ago, which was the previous interglacial,” Ceppi said, referring to a period of unusual warmth between two ice ages." https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/05/hottest-day-ever-recorded/