A Jan. 4 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims global temperatures have remained consistent over the past hundred years.
“Not much has happened, except that world temperatures have been at a standstill for most of this century despite increasing emissions,” the text in the post reads.
The post was shared more than 25 times on Facebook.
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Global temperatures have steadily risen over the past century, according to data from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The rise has resulted in an overall increase of nearly two degrees. Climate scientists say greenhouse gases are the main culprit behind global warming.
Howard Diamond, NOAA's climate science program manager, said the claim is unsupported by any legitimate scientific evidence.
The earth’s temperature has risen by about 0.14 degrees per decade since 1880, according to NOAA data. The rate of warming since 1981 is more than twice that, at a rate of .32 degrees per decade.
"That rise in temperature is unmistakable and is as clear as day," Diamond said in an email. "In some parts of the world, particularly at the higher latitudes towards the poles, the warming is much more accelerated."
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