Earth Was Due for Another Year of Record Warmth. But This Warm? Scientists are already busy trying to understand whether 2023’s off-the-charts heat is a sign that global warming is accelerating.

silence7@slrpnk.net · 11 months ago

Earth Was Due for Another Year of Record Warmth. But This Warm? Scientists are already busy trying to understand whether 2023’s off-the-charts heat is a sign that global warming is accelerating.

Ephera@lemmy.ml · 11 months ago

Yeah, that subtitle is a bit strange. My best guess is that we’re only just smashing through the +1.5°C target and if I remember correctly, some years ago we assumed the accelerating effects wouldn’t really kick in until after that.

So, maybe that is genuinely a question, whether we’re now at the steep bit of the rollercoaster.