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0.5°C safety
1°C irreversible feedbacks (now)
1.5°C a dangerous world
2°C an extremely dangerous world
2.5°C moving towards Hell
3°C horror
3.5°C death of organised society
4°C human survival in doubt
5°C likely extinction
6°C our current trajectory
Climate 'change'.
0.5°C safety
1°C irreversible feedbacks (now)
1.5°C a dangerous world
2°C an extremely dangerous world
2.5°C moving towards Hell
3°C horror
3.5°C death of organised society
4°C human survival in doubt
5°C likely extinction
6°C our current trajectory
Climate 'change'.
Explore this multi-thread for more on Extinction, Climate Chaos & Ecological Calamity, all caused by corporate capitalism, and downplayed by state-corporate media, including the newspapers trusted by so many people.
Temperature rise explained below...
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Temperature rise explained below...
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Feedbacks are self-reinforcing processes where one and the same phenomenon acts as a driver while at the same time being the result of temperature rise.
Info:👇
pik-potsdam.de/services/infod…
Governments ignored scientists saying that 1°C was too risky in 1990.
Info:👇
pik-potsdam.de/services/infod…
Governments ignored scientists saying that 1°C was too risky in 1990.
The global average temperature is now above 1°C (1.3°C) and is already causing practically irreversible ice sheet & species loss.😱👇⚠️
motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/…
See this thread for how temperature rise will play out + info on the current 1.3°C increase. 🔥
motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/…
See this thread for how temperature rise will play out + info on the current 1.3°C increase. 🔥
So, we're already in a dangerous world of climate catastrophe.
All species are now Critically Endangered, as we head rapidly into a hostile climate in which humans, animals, trees and plants will struggle to survive.
Looks like we hit 1.5°C before 2029.
All species are now Critically Endangered, as we head rapidly into a hostile climate in which humans, animals, trees and plants will struggle to survive.
Looks like we hit 1.5°C before 2029.
People in the Global South are dying right now. We need a new economy for climate justice & survival:
There's no longer any chance of staying below 2°C, which is the threshold between dangerous & extremely dangerous climate change.
There's no longer any chance of staying below 2°C, which is the threshold between dangerous & extremely dangerous climate change.
Scientists know we're heading over 2°C, and that it will happen soon. This is the frightening reality.
See (1) here:
And (2) here:
And (3) here:
See (1) here:
And (2) here:
And (3) here:
What will be the catastrophic near-term impacts as we move towards 2°C in the next 10 years?
(remembering that we could well hit over 3°C by 2029..⚠️ )
2020s - calamity Thread (1)
2020s - calamity Thread (2)
(remembering that we could well hit over 3°C by 2029..⚠️ )
2020s - calamity Thread (1)
2020s - calamity Thread (2)
From 2011:
'There is now little to no chance of maintaining the rise in global mean surface temperature at below 2°C...the threshold between dangerous and extremely dangerous climate change.'
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.10…
'There is now little to no chance of maintaining the rise in global mean surface temperature at below 2°C...the threshold between dangerous and extremely dangerous climate change.'
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.10…
Billions of lives are at risk. Without unprecedented, transformative change to global political-economic systems, billions of humans will almost certainly die within just a few decades.
This is an almost unthinkable horror.
This is an almost unthinkable horror.
As we head to 2.5°C, the coral reefs die and the Amazon Rainforest becomes a desert. Under these conditions the death toll from extreme heat and global crop failure surely hits the billions.
Can we avoid 3°C this century? Can we even avoid 3°C before 2029?
Can we avoid 3°C this century? Can we even avoid 3°C before 2029?
3°C horror. Eg:
"business as usual, even for another ten years, could lock in changes that put global society at risk and threaten possibly hundreds of millions to billions of lives. Not instant death, but a very unpleasant future for a very long time." newshub.co.nz/home/world/201…
"business as usual, even for another ten years, could lock in changes that put global society at risk and threaten possibly hundreds of millions to billions of lives. Not instant death, but a very unpleasant future for a very long time." newshub.co.nz/home/world/201…
3.6°C by the end of the 2020s?
This is tough to accept but is a distinct possibility.
Though 3.5°C by 2030 is almost unthinkable, peer-reviewed science (along with accelerating emissions and terrifying feedbacks) says it's possible.
See thread:👇
This is tough to accept but is a distinct possibility.
Though 3.5°C by 2030 is almost unthinkable, peer-reviewed science (along with accelerating emissions and terrifying feedbacks) says it's possible.
See thread:👇
By 2030, Earth's climate is expected to resemble that of the mid-Pliocene - 1.8°C to 3.6°C warmer than today.
According to this study, moderate emissions reductions would still lead to catastrophic conditions - 2.5°C warmer - by 2040.
❗SLASH EMISSIONS❗
phys.org/news/2018-12-h…
According to this study, moderate emissions reductions would still lead to catastrophic conditions - 2.5°C warmer - by 2040.
❗SLASH EMISSIONS❗
phys.org/news/2018-12-h…
4°C would mean 7 (SEVEN) billion dead:
'Alligators basking off the English coast; a vast Brazilian desert; the mythical lost cities of Saigon, New Orleans, Venice and Mumbai; and 90 per cent of humanity vanished. Welcome to the world warmed by 4 °C.'
newscientist.com/article/mg2012…
'Alligators basking off the English coast; a vast Brazilian desert; the mythical lost cities of Saigon, New Orleans, Venice and Mumbai; and 90 per cent of humanity vanished. Welcome to the world warmed by 4 °C.'
newscientist.com/article/mg2012…
Media articles on billions dead? Very rare.
'..quibbling over whether climate change will kill millions or billions is a silly waste of time when, in either case, we urgently need to act. But from another perspective, the difference is deeply significant'
vox.com/future-perfect…
'..quibbling over whether climate change will kill millions or billions is a silly waste of time when, in either case, we urgently need to act. But from another perspective, the difference is deeply significant'
vox.com/future-perfect…
A 5°C global temp. rise within decades is possible:
"you just don’t want to think about the consequences of that for the whole planet. It would mean that we as a species and many parts of the Earth’s systems would be under serious threat...”
Extinction?
independent.co.uk/environment/cl…
"you just don’t want to think about the consequences of that for the whole planet. It would mean that we as a species and many parts of the Earth’s systems would be under serious threat...”
Extinction?
independent.co.uk/environment/cl…
5°C certainly looks like human extinction to some scientists.
Worth recalling that this Industrial 'Civilisation' of corporate capitalism is causing the 6th Mass Extinction. 1000s of species may well be going extinct every month.
Listen here:
Worth recalling that this Industrial 'Civilisation' of corporate capitalism is causing the 6th Mass Extinction. 1000s of species may well be going extinct every month.
Listen here:
If we do not act now (said scientists OVER FOUR YEARS AGO) there is a 1 in 10 risk of going over 6°C by 2100.
Emissions have accelerated to record levels since then.
It is predicted that 2019 will see this extinction-threatening trend get even worse.⚠️🔥independent.co.uk/environment/cl…
Emissions have accelerated to record levels since then.
It is predicted that 2019 will see this extinction-threatening trend get even worse.⚠️🔥independent.co.uk/environment/cl…
So what do we do?
This is now a grotesque predicament, but that doesn't mean we do nothing.
Climate justice for billions in the Global South is critical. Follow @waronwant to learn more.
And see suggestions in the following threads for action to take:👇
This is now a grotesque predicament, but that doesn't mean we do nothing.
Climate justice for billions in the Global South is critical. Follow @waronwant to learn more.
And see suggestions in the following threads for action to take:👇
This is a moral question.
This is a political question.
This is a philosophical question.
How do I solve this problem?
I can't.
It's not a problem it's a predicament.
But I can, and must, act.
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This is a political question.
This is a philosophical question.
How do I solve this problem?
I can't.
It's not a problem it's a predicament.
But I can, and must, act.
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This thread contains a whole range of information threads, all based on peer-reviewed science/articles.
Get stuck in. Read and RT to help inform yourself and others. That is one of the most important things anyone can do.
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Get stuck in. Read and RT to help inform yourself and others. That is one of the most important things anyone can do.
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System change is still possible.
Thanks for reading. Here's a video on hope.
Cheers,
Ben.
Thanks for reading. Here's a video on hope.
Cheers,
Ben.
N.B. It may actually be more accurate to say that mid-Pliocene by 2030 suggests 2°C - 3°C warmer temperatures, not all the way to 3.6°C...
(can't help but think of this staggering prediction if ever I'm concerned that the info I present is extreme)
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(can't help but think of this staggering prediction if ever I'm concerned that the info I present is extreme)
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'During the Pliocene period, global temperatures were about 2-4 degrees Celsius warmer than today...
By 2030, under a business-as-usual scenario, Pliocene-like conditions become the closest match for most land areas, according to the study.'
That's clear.
By 2030, under a business-as-usual scenario, Pliocene-like conditions become the closest match for most land areas, according to the study.'
That's clear.
