Claim: Earth hasn't warmed since the mid-1980s and has only warmed by 0.7C since the 1850s.
Fact-check: Global temperature data leaves climate sceptic out in the cold
Verdict: false. global temperatures have increased by around 1.1c since the industrial revolution, with the greatest rate of change occurring in recent decades.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Nik Dirga
Date published: 2023-06-07T00:00:00