The past three years have been the three hottest humanity has ever measured. But who does the measuring, and how? Dr. Samantha Burgess, of the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, joins the show to explain how we know the temperature of the Earth, and how a global community of scientists works together to keep tabs on the health of our planet.

For show notes and more resources, visit https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e3-taking-earths-temperature

Credits

Aaron Krol, Writer and Executive Producer

Madison Goldberg, Host and Associate Producer

Dave Lishansky, Editor and Producer

Michelle Harris, Fact-checker

Music by Blue Dot Sessions

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