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Aren't we already kind of screwed? It feels like we're more picking what type of crash we want, rather than avoiding the crash. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cl
by jonathankoren 5y ago
Aren't we already kind of screwed? It feels like we're more picking what type of crash we want, rather than avoiding the crash.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-tipping-points-amazon-rainforest-antarctic-ice-gulf-stream/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-tipping-points-a...
- orwin 5y agoIndeed. CO2 have a manageable effect in low troposphere, and it takes roughly 20 years for it to reach altitudes where it will have a greenhouse effect. So the climate of 2021 is caused by the emissions from 2001. We will never, in our lifetime, have this climate ever again.
- jonathankoren 5y agoWhen I was in high school, I remember one degree centigrade was the tipping point. Then it became two. Now I i saw 2.5. Sure, models change, but seeing the point of no return keep getting shoved back every time we blow past it sets off my cynicism radar