An unseen measurement bias has been identified in global records of sea surface temperature. The discrepancy will need correction, but will not affect conclusions about an overall warming trend.
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Forest, C., Reynolds, R. Hot questions of temperature bias. Nature 453, 601–602 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/453601a
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