Why climate deniers are wrong about the validity of heat measurements

A European Space Agency report that confused air temperature with ground temperature is being circulated on social media

As thermometers creep upwards, it has become harder and harder to deny the reality of the climate crisis. Some, however, are questioning whether temperatures are being measured properly in the first place.

In a tweet seen millions of times, the influencer Robin Monotti said in July that media outlets were repeating a report from the European Space Agency (Esa) which confused air temperature with ground temperature, which is generally higher.