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Denial is over. Climate change is happening. But why do we still act like it's not?
(theconversation.com)
Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
Anti-science, inactivism, and unsupported conspiracy theories are not ok here.
mass death from heat events are going to be the wakeup call most of the public will perceive. Perhaps this summer.
Last week, Rio hit 137f w/ the heat index (humidity + temp).
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/17/2206375/-Heat-Index-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-hits-137-3-degrees-Fahrenheit?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web
Today it's 107f (temp not heat index) in Mozambique. And it's still 'spring' in the southern hemisphere; summer is going to be unsafe.