We just survived the hottest 36 days ever recorded

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This graph is the most damning. We’ve made zero progress according to the only metric that matters.

Why does the graph begin at 1959?

I believe that’s the NOAA data source and they started measuring this in the late 50’s. The direct measurement data doesn’t go further back because the technology to measure and or concern wasn’t there.

That said, people have been able to extrapolate past carbon ppm through means other than direct measurement.

https://theconversation.com/scientists-understood-physics-of-climate-change-in-the-1800s-thanks-to-a-woman-named-eunice-foote-164687#:~:text=Humans%20were%20already%20increasing%20carbon,carbon%20dioxide%20into%20the%20air.