kapulsa@feddit.de to The memes of the climate@lemmy.world · 11 months agoThe global mean temperature for the past twelve months (Feb 2023 – Jan 2024) is 1.52°C above the pre-industrial averagefeddit.deimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down18
arrow-up1206arrow-down1imageThe global mean temperature for the past twelve months (Feb 2023 – Jan 2024) is 1.52°C above the pre-industrial averagefeddit.dekapulsa@feddit.de to The memes of the climate@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareAielman15@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45·11 months agoI remember when they wanted to keep it within 1°C. Now it’s 1.5°C. In a few years, people will all be surprise Pikachu’d that nobody has done anything, and the goalpost will move to 2°C.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoIn a few years the temperature rise will move to 2, not just the goal posts.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·11 months agoSo I wonder which we’ll hit first: 1.5° ten year moving average? 2.0° one year average? It’s a race toward doom!
I remember when they wanted to keep it within 1°C. Now it’s 1.5°C. In a few years, people will all be surprise Pikachu’d that nobody has done anything, and the goalpost will move to 2°C.
In a few years the temperature rise will move to 2, not just the goal posts.
So I wonder which we’ll hit first:
It’s a race toward doom!