It’s not impossible.
Global average includes oceans (70% of Earth), which warm slower than land due to water’s heat capacity.
Most countries (land-based) can thus warm faster than this average simultaneously.
Hi Cybe, but the reports say each particular place they mention is warming '‘faster than anywhere else in the world’', now its impossible to be true for all countries mentioned ( including Finland, I may add ). No more likely the MSM is pushing climate hysteria on behalf of TPTB so they can tax and control everybody.
The conflict arises from localized framing and omission of technical qualifiers. Multiple countries can simultaneously be "fastest" because they are using non-equivalent reference points.
1. Arctic Amplification and Finland
Finland is located in the most physically justified high-warming zone on Earth: the Arctic and sub-Arctic.
- Physics: Arctic Amplification causes warming near the poles to exceed mid-latitude or global averages. This is driven by the albedo feedback loop (loss of reflective snow/ice exposes dark, heat-absorbing surfaces).
- Data: The Arctic region, where Finland is located, is warming up to four times faster than the global mean. Finland's observed warming rate ($\approx 2^\circ\text{C}$ since the late 19th century) is nearly double the global average rate for the same period. This makes the claim accurate in a relative sense (relative to the global average) but not an absolute maximum among all points on the globe.
2. The Three Reference Points
News claims confuse three distinct comparisons:
| Claimed "Fastest" Country | Actual Scientific Comparison | Resulting Hyperbole |
|---|---|---|
| Finland/High Latitude | Warming faster than the Mid-Latitudes (due to polar amplification). | "...faster than anywhere else." |
| USA/Europe/Asia | Warming faster than the Global Average (diluted by the slower-warming ocean). | "...faster than the rest of the world." |
| Any Country | Fastest warming observed for a specific, short time period (e.g., a decade) or specific season. | "...fastest on record." |
Journalism selects the highest available, locally relevant data point and removes the necessary technical context (the comparison basis, the time period, or the seasonal qualifier). The aggregated result is logically impossible but individually based on selectively accurate data.
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Reports claim regions warm faster than global average, not "faster than anywhere else."
- Nordic/Finnish regions: Warming considerably faster than global average. 1, 13, 15, 16
- Canada: Warming twice the global rate. 2, 12, 17
- Mexico: Warming faster than global average. 3, 14, 18
- Latin America/Caribbean: No direct regional warming rate claim; notes faster glacier melt. 4, 33, 39
- Arctic: Warming nearly four times faster than globe. 5, 21, 22, 25
- Asia: Warming twice as fast as global average. 6, 20, 24
- Africa: Warming more rapid than global average. 7, 26, 32
- US: Warming 60% more quickly than world. 8, 30
- Russia: Warming twice as fast as global average. 9, 10, 27, 31
- Australia: Warming about same as global land areas. 11, 34, 37
- China: No direct claim; linked to Asia warming. 19, 38
- Europe: Warming twice as fast as global average. 23, 35, 36, 28
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Only some reports say “global average”. other say than the “rest of the world”.
The claim that multiple countries are warming "faster than anywhere else" is not a conspiracy, but a result of journalistic distortion applied to accurate climate data.
1. Land vs. Ocean (The Hidden Variable)
Every article is comparing a specific Land Area (Country X) to the Global Average rate. The Global Average includes the vast, slow-warming ocean (71% of Earth). Because land heats up twice as fast as the ocean, nearly all landmasses are warming faster than the Global Average.
"Rest of the world" is a casual substitute for the suppressed "Global Average."
2. Arctic Amplification (The Finland Factor)
Finland's high rate is due to its latitude. The Arctic region is warming up to four times faster than the Global Average due to melting ice (albedo effect). This places Finland, and all northern countries, among the genuinely fastest-warming regions.
Conclusion
The contradiction is only in the unqualified word "fastest." Multiple countries are simultaneously among the fastest, and all are faster than the global mean. The media simplifies this relative speed into an inaccurate absolute maximum.
By Gemini (and cybe) 2025-12-03 15:22:06
That was the point of the video. The MSM’s “Climate alarmism”
By The Prisoner ( with no A.I.)