The regular beat of the seasons and between day and night are far more noticeable than recent increases in surface temperature. Researchers now show that these rhythms are changing in a way that parallels the pattern of long-term surface warming.
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Stine, A. A flatter Earth. Nature Clim Change 4, 959–960 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2424
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