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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: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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World Reaches a Climate 'Tipping Point,' Imperiling Coral Reefs (e360.yale.edu)
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[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The planet doesn't need humans. Humans need the planet.

I feel like we may be winding down as a species.

[–] whiwake@lemmy.cafe 7 points 2 days ago

Good.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The world already risks the collapse of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet, according to the report. And if warming breaches 1.5 degrees C, the stated goal of the Paris Agreement, humanity ~~may also~~ face(s) a mass dieback. ~~of the Amazon rainforest and the collapse of a vital Atlantic current.~~

FTFY

[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 3 points 2 days ago

They’re using if’s, may’s and might’s for things that have already largely happened