We just hit 1.5 C above per-industrial levels for the first time. - eviltoast
  • rallatsc@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    Yes but only for a couple of months, averaged over the whole year it’s significantly lower than that. Probably still on track to hit the annual average of 1.5 sometime in the next 10-20 years. Still definitely a dire situation but not entirely out of left field based on the recent estimates.

    The recent records have now lifted the year-to-date global temperature to the end of August to 1.35C above pre-industrial levels, just 0.01C behind 2016 — the current record holder

    • ruford1976@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      i had my doubts. i was questioning the lack of coverage of this news.

      regardless there is still good reason to be concerned.