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Dr Thomas Smith 🔥🌏 Profile picture
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Apr 24, 2023 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
This is so unusual. That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the atmosphere. Expect extreme temperature and storm records. Just the top few metres of our oceans store as much energy as the entirety of our atmosphere. I'm very concerned for later this year into 2024.
The nihilist in me...
Uncharted territory.

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UK friends & others in northerly latitudes: I highly recommend going somewhere dark tonight.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again:
"This is a *huge* amount of extra energy being transferred to the atmosphere. Expect extreme temperatures and storm records (again). Just the top few metres of our oceans store as much energy as the entirety of our atmosphere."
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This really is urgent. Action is needed *NOW* & it needs to be of Manhattan Project/Landing on the Moon speed & scale.

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Here's me saying it before. Almost 11 months ago.
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Jan 27, 2024
Earth's energy balance is out of kilter:
During 2020-23, Earth accumulated ~68 zettajoules (ZJ) of energy.
During 2007-10, Earth accumulated ~28 ZJ.
The extra energy gained by Earth in the past three years is similar to the amount gained between 1970 & 1985.
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