Thread by @ClimateBen

Remember:

1. Soils are being destroyed at an order of magnitude faster than they are replenished

2. Pollinators face extinction

3. Arctic sea ice loss causes extreme weather across the N. Hemisphere

4. Droughts will last for years not months as the Earth is heated

Headlines?

The science is clear: some/much of the destruction can be stopped, and actions to limit/slow/avoid damage are possible.

1. 'Soils are being lost at an order of magnitude faster than they are being replenished. This imperils our future food security.'

news.mongabay.com/2015/01/earthw…

The science: it's possible to stop industrial agriculture killing of pollinators immediately: shift to agroecology.

2. 1000 bee species face extinction
mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…

bbc.com/news/science-e…

One million species face extinction. Most are insects:blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/t…

The science indicates that rapidly slashing greenhouse-gas emissions to near zero by around 2030 could slow/stop warming and avoid total catastrophe.

3. As the Arctic heats up at great speed the jet stream will be increasingly disrupted it seems. Thread:

https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1283163381256589312?s=20

It looks like most scientists expect a ~3C catastrophe now.

4. 'If we reach 2C...yields of key crops will suffer. At 3C, each drought in Africa could last five years'

If?

We're going to hit ~2C in the next 15-20 years or so.

3C by 2070 appears probable.independent.co.uk/voices/uk-weat…