@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 1 year agoBefore the Paris agreement, humanity was on track to cause a potentially catastrophic 3.5°C (6.3°F) global warming by the year 2100. Currently on track for ~2.5°C (4.5°F) warming by 2100yaleclimateconnections.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down12
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkBefore the Paris agreement, humanity was on track to cause a potentially catastrophic 3.5°C (6.3°F) global warming by the year 2100. Currently on track for ~2.5°C (4.5°F) warming by 2100yaleclimateconnections.org@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-square@DTFpandalink3•1 year agoAnything above 1.5degC will cause a negative feedback loop that will fast track us to well over even 3.5degC
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilink8•1 year agoI don’t think I’ve seen compelling evidence for that
minus-squareBiptalinkfedilink6•1 year agoIt’s more like anything above 3-3.5 will catapult us to 6 and beyond based on what I’ve read. Considering we may well hit 3, or be underestimating the tipping points, that’s quite dire.
Anything above 1.5degC will cause a negative feedback loop that will fast track us to well over even 3.5degC
I don’t think I’ve seen compelling evidence for that
It’s more like anything above 3-3.5 will catapult us to 6 and beyond based on what I’ve read.
Considering we may well hit 3, or be underestimating the tipping points, that’s quite dire.