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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
David Hambling and Helena Horton

Heat denial: influencers question validity of high temperatures

A thermometer in Toulouse, France, reads 45C on 23 August.
A thermometer in Toulouse, France, reads 45C on 23 August. Photograph: Alain Pitton/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

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) that confused air temperature with ground temperature, which is generally higher.

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