If we continue our current level of greenhouse gas emissions, the climate in 2030 will resemble the 2C - 4C mid-Pliocene.
"It's very possible that both ecological systems and human systems may fail to adapt rapidly enough, with devastating consequences."
nbc-2.com/story/39618018…
"It's very possible that both ecological systems and human systems may fail to adapt rapidly enough, with devastating consequences."
nbc-2.com/story/39618018…
'we are marching inexorably towards a “point of no return,” into territory that is unknown for the human race'
climate.nasa.gov/climate_resour…
climate.nasa.gov/climate_resour…
Earth will warm between 2°C and 6°C within decades.
It took the planet 5,000 years to warm 5°C when global warming happened at various times in the past two million years.
The predicted rate of warming for the next century is at least 20 times faster.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Globa…
It took the planet 5,000 years to warm 5°C when global warming happened at various times in the past two million years.
The predicted rate of warming for the next century is at least 20 times faster.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Globa…
Species are struggling to adapt even with small temperature increases.
'Between 1°C and 2°C increases in global mean temperatures most species, ecosystems and landscapes will be impacted and adaptive capacity will become limited'
Can species adapt?
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
'Between 1°C and 2°C increases in global mean temperatures most species, ecosystems and landscapes will be impacted and adaptive capacity will become limited'
Can species adapt?
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
There will be many extinctions, both local and global.
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