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Did you know that over 90% of climate scientists think global warming will be so severe by 2038 or so that we'll hit temperatures shown to be hot enough to wreck the basic crops humanity relies upon for decent survival, or do you get your information from ad-dependent newspapers?
90% of experts predict +2°C.
64% project catastrophic 3-7°C by 2065-2095.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/apr/14/global-warming-target-2c
New climate models show 2°C by 2038-2050.
https://theconversation.com/just-how-hot-will-it-get-this-century-latest-climate-models-suggest-it-could-be-worse-than-we-thought-137281
2°C is catastrophic for basic crops (wheat, corn).
https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2458/why-a-half-degree-temperature-rise-is-a-big-deal/
(graphic from The Economist)
64% project catastrophic 3-7°C by 2065-2095.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/apr/14/global-warming-target-2c
New climate models show 2°C by 2038-2050.
https://theconversation.com/just-how-hot-will-it-get-this-century-latest-climate-models-suggest-it-could-be-worse-than-we-thought-137281
2°C is catastrophic for basic crops (wheat, corn).
https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2458/why-a-half-degree-temperature-rise-is-a-big-deal/
(graphic from The Economist)
"Ben, what should we do?"
Learn about the Ecological & Climate catastrophe, and how to respond:
1. Investigate what Climate Justice means.
2. Consider what action suits you.
3. Will you focus on local action, global action, both?
4. Face reality.
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1255612945930883072?s=20
Learn about the Ecological & Climate catastrophe, and how to respond:
1. Investigate what Climate Justice means.
2. Consider what action suits you.
3. Will you focus on local action, global action, both?
4. Face reality.
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1255612945930883072?s=20
'In a sane world, if senior scientists who normally use understated academic language start warning of an ‘existential threat’ to human civilisation..news media would leap into action with huge headlines & in-depth coverage'
follow @medialens for analysis. https://www.medialens.org/2020/six-months-to-avert-climate-crisis-climate-breakdown-and-the-corporate-media/
follow @medialens for analysis. https://www.medialens.org/2020/six-months-to-avert-climate-crisis-climate-breakdown-and-the-corporate-media/
'scientists believe:
with medium confidence that there is high risk of heat waves and extreme precipitation at 2 degrees;
with medium to high confidence that agriculture is already at moderate risk, which becomes high risk around 2 degrees.' https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/science-and-health/2017/1/9/14186328/risks-climate-change-graph?__twitter_impression=true
with medium confidence that there is high risk of heat waves and extreme precipitation at 2 degrees;
with medium to high confidence that agriculture is already at moderate risk, which becomes high risk around 2 degrees.' https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/science-and-health/2017/1/9/14186328/risks-climate-change-graph?__twitter_impression=true
Severe droughts in large parts of Asia are set to impact regional and/or global food security by between 2022 - 2027, and continuously from then on.
"Our work surprised us when we saw that the threat to food security was so imminent"
Report from 2012: https://phys.org/news/2012-09-food-crisis-imminent-decade-climate.amp?__twitter_impression=true
"Our work surprised us when we saw that the threat to food security was so imminent"
Report from 2012: https://phys.org/news/2012-09-food-crisis-imminent-decade-climate.amp?__twitter_impression=true
2°C:
'massive decline in the viability of food crops critical for human survival.'
'could cut corn yields in parts of Africa by half'
'risk of poor corn yields would double' in US.
'well-populated regions may become literally uninhabitable' (SW Asia) https://e360.yale.edu/features/what_would_a_global_warming_increase_15_degree_be_like
'massive decline in the viability of food crops critical for human survival.'
'could cut corn yields in parts of Africa by half'
'risk of poor corn yields would double' in US.
'well-populated regions may become literally uninhabitable' (SW Asia) https://e360.yale.edu/features/what_would_a_global_warming_increase_15_degree_be_like
