A study that investigated the placement of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) temperature stations found that 96 percent of the facilities used to measure heat failed to meet the agency's own “uncorrupted placement” standards.
that 96 percent of the facilities used to measure heat failed to meet the agency’s own “uncorrupted placement” standards.
The Heartland Institute compiled the report using satellite and in-person surveys of NOAA weather stations that contribute to the “official” land temperatures in the United States.
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