Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening
Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening
The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary
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May be worsening? It's worsening for 50 years now 😬
8 0 ReplyAs in accelerating. Not just continuously getting warmer, but doing so faster and faster.
5 0 ReplyWhich is what it's been doing for decades
4 0 ReplyI mean, yes, but if you view the bump in 2015 as some anomaly, then things were actually surprisingly linear, starting in the 70s:
Source: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/global-temperatures2023 isn't on that chart yet, but same organisation, same baseline period, puts it at 1.2°C (Source).
So, not only does it confirm that the 2015 bump was not an anomaly, 2023 is actually an even bigger bump, which just makes it a lot clearer that we are accelerating.4 0 ReplyYes. I could see either a line or a curve fitting there, but there's a lot more bumps than I expected.
Really interesting graph. Thank you.
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