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How Global Mean Temperature Change Is Measured and Reported

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Temperature change is reported as an anomaly, the difference from a fixed baseline.

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A given anomaly means that year's average differed from baseline by that amount, not that every location changed equally.

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Assuming satellites and stations measure temperature identically is the error — the methods differ, then reconcile into one series.

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