First, that line is drawn wrong because by 2020 warming was + 0.9 C, not +1.25 C as shown. Second, absolute average temperatures like 15.3 and 13.8 are less certain than the difference, which is why the difference is used instead (If you subtract 13.8 from 15.3 you'll get the wrong value because they were measured using different techniques).

But most of all, I take issue with the idea that +1.5C or +2.0C will cause climate chaos only seen in movies. It will cause many extinctions (because there are very many species) and some people might have to move, but more likely some cities may need to build some storm walls. My bet is people won't even move in significant numbers.

Global warming does not cause extreme weather events, it only increases their frequency or intensity (or both) by small amounts because the weather system has more energy in it... so when you see devastatingly high temperatures or massive wildfires, these are only slightly worse than they would have been if climate change wasn't happening.

Far more people die of "too cold" than of "too hot"... at about a rate of 10 to 1. Global warming will save lives.

Earth is coming out of an ice age where temperature and CO2 levels have been extremely low (looking back at the last 100 million years or so). However, humans evolved during the last few million, so where we are going is unprecedented for humans, but not for primates. Humans originally specialized as persistence hunters - heat was in our favor.

I think we should cautiously and smartly figure out how to stop putting CO2 into the atmosphere. We are emitting it far too rapidly to be sustainable. We probably need to continue to burn fossil fuels in order to invent the solutions. Many solutions are already online as rich countries are emitting less and less over time. But I don't know how to tell poor African and Indian kids that they aren't allowed to get rich.

I think it is neigh impossible to stop climate change and you'd be better served figuring out how to adapt. For example: this might be a good time to buy property in Russia.

And I'm not here to argue. This is just a dump of my brain for your edification. Take it or leave it.

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

It seems like some scientists are censoring themselves. There is talk about the greater efficiency of electric motors to fuel engines, however they will not mention the more significant and extremely low energy per weight efficiency of the necessary batteries. The problem is misdirected away, which is counterproductive.

nostr:nevent1qqsf6xfw6989knqrptfm2akgg32g4t2n2altfhem78aj6yvl8w64yvcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsygqml8ernh9pvds5n0p08lpngpm6a9v749s8et8eghhclzajylw9uypsgqqqqqqs6qurad

Furthermore, nuclear power and hydropower, that don't need battery technology, are often neglected, which is inconsistent.

+1 to hydropower. The naysayers argument against (too much concrete, destroys river habitats) doesn't weigh much in the balance of things.

Let's be honest, one solution invented by the West is to delegate the production of their highly polluting shit to developing countries.

very interesting, but your line about buying property in russia gave me the hiccups ) I am from ukraine

Morte de rire pas pour le moment l'un des greniers du Monde est entrain dévasté pour des décennies .. comme au Vietnam, même *régéné* les retentissements demeurent dans la nature et parmi les populations

Qu'est ce que je donnerai si j'en avais les moyens d'échanger sur votre note. Hélas avec Internet tous développements, arguments...est possible du coup les spécialistes ne valent plus rien

Puis les données de cette semaine sont à compte, sans oublier notre planète qui tourne + vite, la calotte glaciaire ainsi que les Montagnes qui perdent leur hauteur, puis je vous inviterai bien à lire les œuvres Jared Diamond surtout le 3eme Chimpanzé, revoir peut-être le *cauchemar de Dante* et resituer sur notre Monde actuel et nos besoins exponentiels, et pour pourquoi pas le World Earth Catalog en version papier ou le bouquin sur Stewart Brand, d'ailleurs il serait bien qu'ils soient sur nostr surtout M. Brand au lieu de You Type ou X