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2C by late 2020s – new research

“Average global temperature will certainly pass 2 degrees by the late 2020s”. NEW SCIENCE, based on the growth patterns of sea sponges, reveals a startling truth: “So rather than the IPCC estimate of average global temperatures having increased by 1.2 degrees by 2020, temperatures were in fact already 1.7 degrees above pre-industrial levels”. #TalkCollapse becauseContinue reading “2C by late 2020s – new research”

AMOC collapse – new research

#TalkCollapse because the #AMOC collapse is coming as early as 2025: “…when it happens, the changes are irreversible on human timescales.”  “…adaptation would be impossible.” “It will be devastating.” NEW ARTICLE: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/09/atlantic-ocean-circulation-nearing-devastating-tipping-point-study-finds

‘Risk of near-complete mortality’

‘Risk of near-complete mortality’ – a new alert level has been added for monitoring heat risk to coral reefs. These reefs are the rainforests of the sea, supporting 25% of ocean biodiversity which in turn sustains human populations and life support systems. Another nail in our collective coffin. #TalkCollapse because this is collapse. NEW ARTICLE:Continue reading “‘Risk of near-complete mortality’”

1.5C and the shift to the right

NEW ARTICLE: Resist fascism, act for climate-ecological justice, and #TalkCollapse! “It would really make a difference if scientists talked more about societal collapse and how to prepare for that because it would signal, now it’s getting real,” says Associate Professor Reinhard Steurer. “…the political crises that are happening globally, the shift to the far rightContinue reading “1.5C and the shift to the right”