Will the Earth breach its 1.5C guardrail sooner than we thought? | Present Tense
www.theguardian.com
When the ‘godfather of climate science’ says the extraordinary heat during the northern summer points to accelerated warming, governments should listen
    • EspiritdescaliOPMAEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Some climate scientists are already saying we’ve breached 1.5°C. It really depends on your definition. At this point, I fear we are just shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic

  • BlinkerFluid@lemmy.oneEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    There’s always an optimist or two in threads like these.

    To those optimists… I have $2000. Do you feel like betting on it?

    • SchizoDenji@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      It’s literally an arbitrary barrier/goal decided by politicians on zero scientific basis.