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[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 41 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

We are headed to 3.7°C.

Edit: I say this because once I saw a twitter video of a French Oil and Gas CEO say their internal projections put us at 3.0+ºC

[–] Sinisterium@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago

Damn who knew the worst case scenario would be the new normal!!!

I think we are going to see geo-engineering soon.

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago

Within the century doomjak

[–] buh@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

I don't think we'll be headed for anything if we pass 2.0. Earth might hit 6.9, we won't be there to measure that.

[–] Sulvy@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The whole world is still pretending we’re not gunning it full speed ahead to total ecological collapse in the name of capitalism…

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Umm what, do you think socialism can do any better? Haven't you heard of Lake Baikal? /s

(Paraphrasing my instructor from environmental science 100)

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

I really miss winter

And I miss when summer wasn't just 4 month of forest fire smoke

[–] copandballtorture@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago

Those who grew up before the year 2000 literally experienced a different planet than all who came after

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, obviously those numbers are wrong! We signed, (well a lot of countries did anyway), an ACCORD blob-no-thoughts

[–] Runcible@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

we should just stop measuring tbh, it worked for COVID

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago

The climate change playbook is essentially just the COVID playbook in slow motion, so I agree, banning thermometers is more likely than any western country doing anything of substance.

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

NOAA's budget for climate science is being cut, so yeah that plan is already in motion

[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Under Biden domestic oil production dropped by like 2M (due to covid), from all time highs, and everyone lost their minds. Oil companies will raise prices under any President who event hints at climate actions. That works because those people immediately capitulate and increase production. Obviously that means the other team will go hard the other way and just ramp up production until your tap water turns black and spontaneously combusts.

I think about LA, a major city where millions live and they still extract oil next to schools, people's houses, etc. They didn't even pass an ordinance to stop building new wells/derricks until 2023. And even then it was a 20-year phase out plan and not immediate. So a city where they have a history of high school water supplies being poisoned by an active well next to the football field, won't even take action. Even the greedy real estate speculators can't stop chevron from pumping oil in the parking lot of a cheesecake factory. it's wild how much oil is still in control over everything.

All that to say is we're going to blow past predictions. That whole fantasy we have of everyone coming to their senses at 3c is too optimistic. Nobody is going to be aware of anything even when we do 5 or 6c. It's just going to be terrible things happening and everyone asking why while shooting the people with answers.

[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't look at the numbers, they are scary, if you ignore them they can't hurt you

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago

I have to say, I am partial to graphs. Just show me a line going stonks-up like god intended.

[–] MiraculousMM@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Could you please link the source? This info is extremely important to be able to share

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago

Leon Simons, a climate researcher. Formerly at NOAA iirc. Data is compiled from here, although I don't know how to grab it myself. First pic I posted is a just bit more readable.

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So waaaay back in the year of our Lord 2014, a little organization called the IPCC was putting together its fifth climate change assessment report. It included what is now considered the wildly pessimistic RCP8.5 emissions pathway. Under that pathway, global temperatures were expected to exceed 1.5 C on average by the 2030s.

You have to knock about half a degree off their charts to compare to this one because the 1986-2005 average is about half a degree over the pre-industrial average.

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait that's brilliant, global warming is solved, just keep moving the baseline! /s

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

There's already disagreement over what the "preindustrial baseline" actually is and folks outside of climatology will just choose a nice-sounding 20-25 year interval between 1960 and 2010, so you're pretty much on the money. oh-shit

[–] Torenico@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

Just turn the AC unit on or smth

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

"Well, Doctor, I get these disturbing visions every time I say the word..."

kermit-pain Anomaly.