Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years, compared with just under 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015. The acceleration, which becomes visible around 2013 to 2015, appeared across five major global temperature datasets with more than 98% statistical certainty.
In my own lifetime, the summer highs have increased 20⁰F (mid 70’s -> mid 90’s) in 20 years. When I point this out to people and extrapolate a linear trend, another 20⁰ in 20 years, I get told I’m an insane doomer conspiracy theorist. Especially when I point out that another 10 degrees for a few weeks is all it takes to flash fry crops.
Yet these same people have been bitching nonstop about how hot it is this year. Yet apparently, I’m the crazy one. 🤪
Funny thing is that in my mind, I’m still presenting these people with a weenie hut jr vision of the future. As we all know, this heating trend is actually exponential, not linear.
The problem is that you’re extrapolating linearly. I believe these scientists point out that it’s an exponentially increasing positive feedback loop.
The general public has already tuned out halfway through the word “exponential”
That just means he’s underestimating and people are still saying he’s overreacting.
The data above says it’s 0.55 degrees C over the last 20 years. Not that I’m trying to downplay it. A couple degrees is all it takes to cause massive disruptions.
Average. Where they are, it could be more significant.
It’s not linear. It’s exponential.
Shouldn’t have stopped reading at “actually”.